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Giant Swallowtail -- Papilio cresphontes

Montgomery County
8/7/04

Montgomery County
7/26/06
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Note: Sexes similar. Some Eastern Tiger Swallowtail females are larger.
Occurrence:
rare
Range:
entire state
Flight:
May-June; late July-August
Larval hostplants:
Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata), Northern Prickly-Ash (Zantohzylum americanum)
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