Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Great shot of an Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) on New York by user sophiesaid.

Did you know that the EGS has expanded north due to climate change and could only be recorded with community science data such as eButterfly’s?

Here’s a link to the article Climate Change and Local Host Availability Drive the Northern Range Boundary in the Rapid Expansion of a Specialist Insect Herbivore, Papilio cresphontes

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