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Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Suburban yard

Notes:

This swallowtail was deformed. I fed it sugar water until it died.

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Swallowtail

Heraclides cresphontes

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Comments (2)
bayucca
The most important parts for an ID are unfortunately missing. Nevertheless I think it should be Heraclides cresphontes, based on the shape of the spots and the range.

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PublishedJune 9, 2014

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