Observation date: March 30, 2002
Submitted by: opiliones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Cold, sunny day. Butterfly was alternately flying and resting.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 23, 2012
Coordinator notes: Nice photo and this may not be what you would expect. Based on the well rounded spots along the forewing, you appear to have a Desert Black Swallowtail (P. polyxenes coloro) yellow form. Black forms also occur in that region but are less frequent.