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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Western Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170.1 (Papilio rumiko)
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Papilio cresphontes? - Papilio rumiko
Copyright © 2014 Barbara Boethling

Papilio cresphontes? - Papilio rumiko
Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, USA
September 19, 2014
Size: wingspan approx. 4.5 in.
Is anybody able to confirm this butterfly is a Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)? I couldn't get a shot of it with its wings fully open; however, the back was predominantly black with yellow pattering. It was feeding on Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata).
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Contributed by Barbara Boethling on 19 September, 2014 - 3:07pm
Last updated 23 December, 2014 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Swallowtail.
… Mike Quinn, 23 December, 2014 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Keeping one image in Guide
Moved from ID Request.
… Cliff Ivy, 20 September, 2014 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

Correct!
Correct!
… Xi Wang, 19 September, 2014 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Great. Thanks!
Great. Thanks!
… Barbara Boethling, 20 September, 2014 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

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