Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1373427

Polydamas Swallowtail
Battus polydamas

Observation date: October 24, 2023
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Rain yesterday sunny today, so many species flying today this one finally landed and I knew it was something different. Probably escaped from a zoo? Would love to think Hillary gave us something good besides rain.
Status: Stray
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: October 24, 2023
Coordinator notes: This is the 2nd record I know for California, the Santa Monica record was believed to be an accidental introduction on a ship-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County