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Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: May 26, 2017
Date notes: sunny
Submitted by: Mark Plessner
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: feeding on Blackberry Rubus fruticosus
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: March 23, 2018
Coordinator notes: The correct common name is now the Eastern Giant Swallowtail, now that the species "cresphontes" has been divided into two, an Eastern and a Western Giant Swallowtail.
Checklist region(s): Monroe County, United States, Michigan