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Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

Photo by Deb Bee
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Field Notes

Description:

Western Giant Swallowtail" has mostly black wings with yellow dotted pattern. Beige Abdomen, black thorax and black with yellow wing tips, although one is missing on this specimen. It is still flying, even though wing is damaged as well.

Habitat:

Lives in a dense area of bamboo in the back of my yard.

Reference Links:

Papilio rumiko - Wikipedia, Species Papilio rumiko - Western Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170.1 - BugGuide.N…

Species ID Suggestions

Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

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ForestDragon
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Comments (3)
ForestDragon
Great find! Papilio homothoas does not appear to occur in North America.
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello Deb10 and welcome to the Project Noah community! Nice first spotting! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spotting's, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020

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