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The Kaibab Swallowtail is found predominately inside the protected Grand Canyon National Park area. Although there are rumored to be a few places to collect it outside of park boundaries, legally-collected specimens are quite rare. Intergrade indra populations with nearly 100% kaibabensis genes may also be found in mountain ranges near the park. Unfortunately, poached specimens are said to ocassionally turn-up for sale on international black markets.
Considering the scarcity of legal specimens, I consider myself fortunate to take these photos of Papilio indra kaibabensis from the L.A. Natural History Museum's collection...
Click here for more images of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History's collection.
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