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Western Giant Swallowtail (Mating)
Papilio rumiko
33.1468, -117.009
Field Notes
Description:
Mating butterflies with black and yellow on the top of their wings and yellow, black, red and gray on the underside of the wings. Flight: "All giant swallowtails have a distinctive flight pattern which generally looks as if they are "hopping" through the air."
Habitat:
They landed on a Wisteria bush then flew to bamboo after a bee bothered them. They later flew again to another bush due to a yellowjacket. According to Wikipedia: Range: is from "Central America, Mexico, and across southern United States, northeastern US, and southern Ontario; strays north rarely to Nova Scotia, Quebec, Manitoba, and North Dakota"
Notes:
The third instar at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24180128
The pre-pupal stage at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/26975056
Species ID Suggestions
3
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 9, 2011
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