Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1213830

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: July 03, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Hot day but with a little overcast. On a Hop Tree. Were eight of them counted. Thanks to one of the park rangers for pointing it out to me and it's behavior of putting out whatever those red things are.
Status: Resident
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: July 22, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Knox County

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