Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 989724

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Observation date: July 18, 2014
Submitted by: Ralph S. Carlson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This specimen attracted my attention as a shadow overhead, flying from trees to my left as I walked southbound on the path to a tree on my right. I made several photo tries with a 60x zoom lens and got a few frames that were not overly blanched by sun glare.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: July 18, 2014
Coordinator notes: I have been told this artificially human created colony is likely nominate philenor rather than subspecies hirsuta. A nightmare for records purists but why not viewed as a temporary colonist? The facility originally wanted to keep its presence there a secret. It certainly no longer is a secret-Ken Davenport