Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1084041

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: March 29, 2014
Submitted by: GCSnelling
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: June 08, 2016
Coordinator notes: This would be desert subspecies coloro with the blackish individual being black form "clarki". There is an indra swallowtail in that region in the mountains, subspecies fordi. These "Black Swallowtails" resemble Anise Swallowtails in most cases.-Ken Davenport