Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1179414

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Observation date: August 11, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Partly cloudy, very humid, about 85 degrees. The butterfly was working intently on a zinnia. The area was a large, overgrown brushpile at the steep edge of a field above a thickly wooded creek. Nearby were an odd assortment: grass, ironweed, joe pye weed, black-eyed susans, milkweed, lespedeza, poison ivy, grapevines, zinnia, pumpkins, something like moonflower, bamboo, oak, elm, maple, beech, locust, sycamore, hickory.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 15, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Putnam County, United States, West Virginia