Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko (Shiraiwa & Grishin, 2014)
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification:
Very similar to Papilio cresphontes but genetically distinct
Wing Span:
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southwestern US: California to Texas, south to Panama (Butterflies of America)
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: A new Heraclides swallowtail (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from North America is recognized by the pattern on its neck.
Kojiro Shiraiwa, Qian Cong, Nick V. Grishin. 2014. ZooKeys 468: 85-135.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Heraclides rumiko
Thank you!
We want to express our gratitude to all who showed their support by making a contribution this year. You can donate to support this project at any time.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 172 verified sightings
Observation date: May 23, 2023
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 25, 2023
Observation date: May 21, 2023
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 22, 2023
Observation date: May 28, 2022
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 06, 2023
Observation date: Apr 02, 2023
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 05, 2023
Observation date: Dec 17, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Mar 03, 2023
Observation date: Dec 16, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Nov 12, 2016
Submitted by: Chickenman06118...
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2023
Observation date: Sep 22, 2016
Submitted by: Bchick
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 14, 2016
Submitted by: Pjkoenders
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 09, 2016
Submitted by: nikiparadise
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 29, 2023
Observation date: Sep 20, 2022
Submitted by: mfernandabarraza
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 04, 2023
Observation date: Nov 24, 2022
Submitted by: emilydodge
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Dec 01, 2022
Observation date: Nov 25, 2022
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 29, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2022
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 14, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 01, 2022
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Oct 04, 2022
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 29, 2022
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2022
Submitted by: mstanek
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
Observation date: Sep 04, 2022
Submitted by: Nicole Dutton
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 17, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2022
Submitted by: ninethirteen
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 04, 2022
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 23, 2022
Submitted by: Az2nzrow
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 24, 2022
- 1 of 8
- next ›