Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1269402

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Observation date: August 17, 2020
Submitted by: cwstudio
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Rapid flier; sorry about poor quality of top view, which was screenshot from video.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: January 05, 2021
Coordinator notes: I'm aware that B. philenor is found in New England, but I've never actually seen it here before this sighting. It's difficult to say whether it's resident or not, but it certainly could be, so I'm giving the sighting 'resident' status. JR