Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1196887

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus

Observation date: July 15, 2018
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: December 20, 2018
Coordinator notes: By the same reasoning as 1196888, it is an Eastern. But in this case there is also one feature which clearly says Eastern. The long straight black line that crosses the forewing and the centre of the hindwing meets the thin black line along the wing margin in a junction the shape of a wide letter U. In the Canadian TS the line along the wing margin is wider, and the junction is more like a narrow letter V. Ross Layberry
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Essex County