Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1065167

Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko

Observation date: September 12, 2015
Submitted by: Dwake
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sitting on an orange. 90 degrees. Sunny. Did not respond to me trying to gently pry it up off the orange.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 14, 2015
Coordinator notes: This is more correctly Papilio rumiko, a sibling species called the Western Giant Swallowtail, just described last December.-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County