Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1012620

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: August 29, 2014
Submitted by: milberts
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: young larvae, 5 mm long. Found 6 in all. Host plant: common rue. (Twelve larvae were on this plant mid-Sept 2012, and again in 2013. In 2013 I overwintered two chrysalids, in a covered container in an unheated garage. They didn't survive.) Adult Giant Swallowtail was seen June 11, 2014, and again in mid to late August on two occasions, in a butterfly garden, mostly on phlox and bee balm.
Status: Resident
Verified by: TeaKH
Verified date: January 20, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Vermont, Franklin County