Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1110724

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: June 22, 2016
Submitted by: sh11
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I believe that the host plant was Ash (see second image).
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: January 17, 2017
Coordinator notes: The plant in the lower pic is Ash, but is the larva on it? It is not a foodplant. Nor is it a foodplant for the only other species with similar larvae, the Spicebush Swallowtail.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario