Indra swallowtail

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

May I ask which source you used to check distribution data? It looks like GBIF suggests it is incidentally found "near" you:
https://www.gbif.org/species/1937816

Wikipedia mentions there's a very similar looking species:
https://www.gbif.org/species/4299873

...which seems less likely in your location. Posted 2 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  The BugGuide page links to a map on North American Moth Photographers Group.
  http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/large_map.php?hodges=4159
  The gbif map certainly suggests it has been expanding its range. Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I've been increasingly using GBIF for distribution data, their data set includes many important sources, but I'm not sure if it includes the one you mentioned. It's still not flawless though as it may contain misidentifications. Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      What about Papilio indra as a potential ID? Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    2. 1. morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        For some reason, I didn’t think it was that one when I was comparing them… the description seemed wrong on the page I was using, but it looks like it’s got a lot of local variation… and that definitely looks right, with a much, much more plausible distribution. It also mentions short tails, which this on absolutely has. Posted 2 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        And, as a bonus -- it gives you another species intro. :) Posted 2 years ago
        
        morpheme
        
        Lion
        
        The really amazing thing is that I rarely go out, even in my own neighborhood, without finding something I’ve never documented before… (I won’t say seen… I see a lot of things I don’t manage to ‘catch’) People I know complain they never ‘see anything’ when they hike.. they just need to pay attention to more than just big mammals… Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I totally agree -- mostly that you see a lot of undocumented species, lol! It's incredible! I find that I see so many things because I pay attention to the little things just like you mentioned. There is always something to see. But, not as many are undocumented in my area. Posted 2 years ago

The Indra swallowtail

"Papilio indra", the Indra swallowtail, short-tailed black swallowtail, or cliff swallowtail, is a western North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

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Species identified by morpheme