Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 728752

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes

Observation date: July 26, 2012
Submitted by: Appy-Brown
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying along a wooded driveway after a rainy morning. Overcast. 70°F. Driveway lined with a larval host plant -- Xanthoxylum americanum (N. Prickly-ash).
Status: Resident
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: July 28, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Vermont, Grand Isle County