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  Sighting 1363161

Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon

Observation date: July 11, 2023
Submitted by: Rainbowhands2
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Drinking dandelion nectar at approx. 12,000 ft. elevation on Cottonwood Pass, Colorado, on the Continental Divide.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: July 24, 2023
Coordinator notes: Your suggested ID is correct...widest elevation range for any Papilio...roughly 9000 vertical feet (5000 feet on the prairie to 14,000ft peaks...I have not personally seen on much higher than 13,000 ft. in the San Juan Mountains). Mike
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Gunnison County