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Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths
Papilio cresphontes (Giant swallowtail)

 

 

 Papilio cresphontes

 Papilio cresphontes

(Giant swallowtail)
Habitat: Unconunon possible breeder, may stray in from Citrus trees outside Monument. South border, Arch Cyn, Bull Pasture.
Food Habits: Strong flier

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae - Swallowtail
Genus Papilio
species cresphontes

 

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