Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 962926

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: April 21, 2014
Submitted by: Clogans1
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Warm weather. Butterfly was resting on the wall, slowly moving its wings up and down. About 20 minutes later it flew away.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 09, 2014
Coordinator notes: There are no confirmed records for a Thoas Swallowtail in California and it would likely require a collected specimen to assert that it is a thoas-Ken Davenport Added note: the yellow banding in thoas would be a lighter yellow and the bands would likely be more squared off and continuous.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Riverside County