Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko (Shiraiwa & Grishin, 2014)
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification:
Very similar to Papilio cresphontes but genetically distinct
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Range: Southwestern US: California to Texas, south to Panama (Butterflies of America)
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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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 118 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 20, 2017
Submitted by: Laconsciousbutterfly
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: ishaan2009
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Oct 11, 2021
Submitted by: 1tom2go
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 12, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: dmacdoug
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 15, 2021
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 24, 2021
Observation date: Sep 11, 2021
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 23, 2021
Observation date: Sep 21, 2021
Submitted by: luv'nature
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 23, 2021
Observation date: Sep 10, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 13, 2021
Observation date: Sep 03, 2021
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: butterfly rose
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: Rob Wu
Region: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: sloffler
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 13, 2021
Observation date: May 20, 2021
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 08, 2021
Observation date: Apr 28, 2021
Submitted by: Jkern
Region: Hood County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 29, 2021
Observation date: Apr 14, 2021
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Apr 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Janeal W. Thompson
Region: Prowers County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 25, 2020
Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: Mary Lowenbach
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: Mags131
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: PlantsWithNy
Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Patricia12
Region: Ventura County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: Badger
Region: Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Zencoyote
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: ChristinaRenee
Region: Riverside County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 11, 2020
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