beginner requires ID of swallowtail (3 photos)

[gwang]

Actually, P. cresphontes occurs natually at Point Pelee NA and is in
fact quite common according to Butterflies of Canada by Layberry et al.
(1998).


Tiser, Gene M wrote:
> 
> There is also the possibility that the butterfly pupated on a pop-up tent
> trailer, motor home or motor vehicle at a campground further south only to
> emerge far from its original location as the camper stopped at the National
> Park.
> 
> Some of the first female gypsy moths to show up in Wisconsin were found in a
> state park campground.  (The females do not fly so it is most likely that
> they hitch-hiked from infected areas on vehicles/campers).
> 
> > ----------
> > From:         Pierre A Plauzoles[SMTP:plauzolesp at bigvalley.net]
> > Reply To:     sphinxangelorum at bigfoot.com
> > Sent:         Friday, September 29, 2000 12:28 PM
> > To:   leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject:      Re: beginner requires ID of swallowtail (3 photos)
> >
> > Bret Murray wrote:
> >
> > > I beleive you are right P crephontes giant swal.  A bit unusual to find
> > so far
> > > north unless someone was rearing and released them. I dont think they
> > survive
> > > winter so far north.
> >
> > It could have been blown north by storm winds.  I think it occurs
> > naturally within
> > some 200 miles.  Check with a natural history museum or academic
> > entomology
> > department on that to be sure.
> >
> > > "S.M.L." wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am not presently involved in the study of butterflies, but having
> > acquired
> > > > a digital camera recently, I have been experimenting with taking macro
> > > > photographs of insects. I was fortunate enough to get three reasonably
> > good
> > > > shots of a butterfly on a beach while visiting Point Pelee National
> > Park in
> > > > S. W. Ontario on August 11, 2000. My curiosity was raised, having
> > never seen
> > > > this species of butterfly before. A quick search on the web identified
> > it as
> > > > a type of swallowtail and I believe it to be a Giant Swallowtail, but
> > I
> > > > couldn't find a good enough photo on the web to be sure. If someone
> > could
> > > > help me to ID this butterfly, I would appreciate it greatly. If anyone
> > would
> > > > like full size copies of these photos (approx. 1600x1200 pixels and
> > > > 350-400kb) I would be happy to e-mail them.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Steve Loxton
> > > >
> > > > sluggo7 at hotmail.com
> > > >
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