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Martin's Swallowtail is found predominately inside the protected Mojave Preserve in San Bernardino Co., CA. Although there are rumored to be a few places to collect it outside of preserve boundaries, legally-collected specimens are quite rare and usually from old collections, before the creation of the preserve. Intergrade indra populations with nearly 100% martini genes may also be found in mountain ranges near the preserve. 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 martini from the L.A. Natural History Museum's collection...
Click here for more images of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History's collection.
More info on Indra Swallowtails and their hosts can be found here:
Dr. Wayne Whaley's Indra Site
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