Recent taxonomic revisions split the North American "giant swallowtail" into two distinct species based on DNA barcoding, genital morphology, and wing patterns. Western populations are now classified as the Western Giant Swallowtail (Papilio rumiko), while eastern populations remain the Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes). I'm very reluctant to notate that change in previous posts.
These butterflies are so hyper you would think that Erythroxylum coca is their native plant. This is a female. I wanted to make a settings change to prioritize my shutter speed but everything moved too fast and then she was gone.
This song popped into my head while replying to comments yesterday, now it's on a loop every time I see a butterfly.
Fly on, little wing.
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