Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1405497

Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon

Observation date: July 01, 2025
Submitted by: Babilonia
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying around my garden on Bowen Island, Canada. This beauty spent a lot of time around my Mock Orange flowers.
Status: Resident
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: July 01, 2025
Coordinator notes: Many P. eurymedon from BC are so beautifully and uniquely colored they almost seem a subspecies or form of nominate P. eurymedon. Thanks! JAMES STEEN
Checklist region(s): Canada, British Columbia