Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1372435

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: October 04, 2023
Submitted by: Beverly Wolterbeek
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Foothills above Duarte on a honeysuckle vine and lemon tree
Status: Stray
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 05, 2023
Coordinator notes: This appears to be a female P. pilyxenes rudkini and not an Anise Swallowtail based on the shape of the spot band ocellate and not rectangular and the thick HW borders and polyxenes spots on the abdomen. These sometimes stray into LA County from the eastern Mojave Desert or Colorado Desert...Ken Davenport