Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1226984

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: July 25, 2019
Submitted by: Niles
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This black swallowtail butterfly was observed from caterpillar to adult before it winged away. The caterpillar was eating the dill in the garden. When released the adult visited the yarrow in the field and the dill in the garden. It took the caterpillar about 14 days to transform and the emergent adult took an hour to become fully ready to fly away.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: August 19, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Maine, Cumberland County