Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1068659

Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko

Observation date: October 07, 2015
Submitted by: EvW
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: On lemon tree, when detected leaf movement, shot out two, orange feeler things that seemed to give awful smell. Pretty good defense!
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 08, 2015
Coordinator notes: Technically, this is a Western Giant Swallowtail (Papilio rumiko), recently described and named. P. cresphontes is a similar but larger more eastern species-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Riverside County