A friend of mine photographed it in late April of 2021.
Does anyone know the species?

My T.a., acquired from Chuck Ianni a while ago, has "only" a 220 mm wing span, nothing to show. Here is a print from the famous "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium" by Maria Sibylla Merian, published in 1705. "Depiction of the white witch life cycle does not match the ac...

Well, when you see what livestock sells for on Ebay, you'll see why I used the word "desperate" . That is a bunch I'd call unethical. But that's just my opinion. Kevin, I was unable to find anything except "empty cocoons, no live moth" on eBay. Actually, I am not desperate: I ac...

Thank you all. 
Yes, I am in US. I'll try eBay. 
Bill O. has a limited stock this season. 

Once in a while, I purchase a few cocoons of very trivial overwintering N. American Saturniidae: H. cecropia. and A. polyphemus, just for fun. This year I can not find any. I really do not feel like importing them from UK or France. Did something happen to these species in the US, or this is just a ...

Answering the post by Trehopr1:
Papilio rutulus on Buddleja sp.
San Diego, CA

benihikage92 and livingplanet3,
Thank you both for your replies!

Thanks a lot!

Please identify this swallowtail

Thanks, Paul K

Well, these photos aren't actually the specimens owned by livingplanet3, they are photos from internet sites; but I am sure livingplanet3's collection must be impressive too. I should mention that Cheirotonus species are protected in Thailand. Adam. Ops! I thought that the watermarks were inserted ...

Amazing collection!

Cheirotonus parryi, ~62 mm, was purchased from Rod Lewallen at LA Insect Show 20 years ago.

58chevy,
All I have acquired through the Internet: at online stores and eBay.
I'll send you a PM.

Trehopr1, The nickname "lamprima" came up just by chance. I do like this genus, however, all specimens I have are just "mainstream" green L. adolphinae. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'll try to select something else to share. I have a small collection of antique insect prints if ...

This is another example of the English style of Catocala (presumably, fraxini) presentation:
a print from "The Naturalists Miscellany" by Shaw & Nodder, published in 1795.

This Summer I raised a few larvae of P. zelicaon, found in my backyard (S.California), they pupated in July.
It looks like they are going to overwinter. This has never happened before, they used to ecose
in 2-3 weeks after pupation. Should I blame climate change, according to the modern trend?

I've found that legs of lepidoptera usually get in the way, I'll agree the forelegs exposed are a nice touch, but nearly all my leps have the legs tucked underneath, depending on the species it can be a real challenge. I tend to spread the front legs in Sphingidae and Saturniidae specimens (I never...