Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1177485

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Observation date: July 28, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, humid, 85 degrees. The butterfly was resting on a leaf in the sun, about 4 feet above the ground, at the edge of the road. Nearby were sycamore, oak, maple, beech, white pine, wild cherry, redbud, dogwood, lespedeza, wingstem, lesser vinca, multiflora rose, autumn olive, joe pye weed, iron weed, milkweed, dogbane, mixed grasses.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: October 08, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): West Virginia, United States