Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1410423

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: August 04, 2025
Submitted by: Kipepeo49
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Never seen here before; see yellow swallowtails, black swallowtails, monarchs. What's this? I have a video if you want it
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: August 05, 2025
Coordinator notes: I've been seeing more of these in the past decade as well. They're theoretically resident in much of New England, and I've seen them as far north as St. Lawrence County in New York. The historical records shows periodic population irruptions in New England and upstate New York, but in many years I don't see any. And sorry, the site doesn't support loading videos as yet. These are good pics, though. JRains