Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1053563

Zebra Swallowtail
Neographium marcellus

Observation date: July 09, 2015
Submitted by: dwkrape
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: There are pawpaw trees which support the larval stage in the area. This butterfly spent more time collecting nectar from a large bottlebrush buckeye than from the buddleia it was photographed on. Second photo is the very large clump of bottlebrush the zebra swallowtail was visiting. The first zebra swallowtail I saw on this property appeared 2 years ago, at that time flitting around from red zinnias.
Status: Resident
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: July 17, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Delaware, New Castle County