Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 912350

Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas

Observation date: July 11, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This butterfly had just emerged from its chrysalis, one of the few that survived to adulthood of many that defoliated the Dutchman's Pipe on a Kumquat tree in my yard.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: July 31, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Polk County

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