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  Sighting 856460

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: May 05, 2013
Submitted by: John Many Wings
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Weather: 65F, Partly Cloudy, Calm wind Feeding on Lilac Bush blossoms. Followed a few minutes later by a Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail).
Status: Resident
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 27, 2013
Coordinator notes: Female
Checklist region(s): United States, Maryland, Frederick County