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  Sighting 1393524

Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon

Observation date: August 29, 2024
Submitted by: Aorta321
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Felt pretty late in the season and the plants were drying but while watering found this chonker on some dill but not where the fresh parsley was. Taken in Rodeo, CA - East Bay of San Francisco
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 07, 2024
Coordinator notes: The Black Swallowtail is limited to areas in California outside Contra Costa County unless accidently imported into that county...our is the Desert subspecies rudkini which is general yellow similar to the Anise Swallowtail-Ken Davenport

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