Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 975492

Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus

Observation date: May 29, 2014
Submitted by: Ruju
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Seemed injured, was sitting on the pavement and apparently could not fly. I researched it and saw that it looked like an male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (not sure of gender, it had some of the female blue markings on it that you can't see in the pic) and thought it was odd that it would be in the PacNW, and thought it was worth reporting. Any comments?
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: June 05, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Washington, Thurston County