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  Sighting 1105578

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: October 06, 2016
Submitted by: Bdog
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hill-topping
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 07, 2016
Coordinator notes: The yellow band on the forewings are ocellate and rounded in shape rather than rectangular, the ground color is lighter yellow than an Anise (granted fading could cause this) and the black on the hindwing edges is far more expanded than in an Anise Swallowtail. Though as you say, the outer rows of spots on the FW are more rectangular than rounded, I believe this is P. polyxenes coloro-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): Riverside County, California, United States