Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 911512

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: July 21, 2013
Submitted by: lyredragon
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: this is an instar of the black swallowtail. I photographed the mother while she was ovipositing on my organically grown curled parsley on july 13. I counted about 10 of them on my plant so she has been around more often than I have noticed. This picture was taken under partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms, and about 84°F. This is the oldest individual (It's about 2nd instar) of the 10 or so currently on the parsley
Status: Resident
Verified by: Noel Mac Neil
Verified date: February 02, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Nebraska, Douglas County