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Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera.
Papilio turnus Linnaeus[2] Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, [3] ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, [4] and is common in many different habitats. It flies from spring until fall, during which ...
Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, [1][2] lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. [2] These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Unlike most swallowtail butterflies, it does ...
Papilio ajax (Linnaeus) Protographium marcellus (Cramer, 1777) Eurytides marcellus, the zebra swallowtail (formerly listed under genera Protographium, Iphiclides, Graphium and Papilio by some authorities), is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. It is the state butterfly of Tennessee.
Battus philenor. Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, [3][4] is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests. [5] Caterpillars are often black or red, and feed ...
Heraclides papilio. Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus. Papilio aristodemus, the Schaus' swallowtail or island swallowtail, is a species of American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Florida in the United States and throughout the West Indies. It is named in honor of William Schaus.
Papilio dardanus f. melanoleuca Stoneham, 1951. Papilio dardanus, the Saharan swallowtail, African swallowtail, mocker swallowtail or flying handkerchief, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (the swallowtails). The species is broadly distributed throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. [2]
Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. [2] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. [3] The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host plant ...