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Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, [4] is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. An extremely similar-appearing species, Papilio joanae , occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to Papilio machaon , rather than P. polyxenes .
Black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, chrysalis Swallowtails are the largest butterflies.They range in size from 2.5–6.4 inches (6.5–16.5 cm). There are about 600 species worldwide with about 31 species in North America.
Euthalia aconthea (baron butterfly) caterpillar found in India Caterpillar of Papilio machaon A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on an unopened seed pod of swamp milkweed. Caterpillars (/ ˈ k æ t ər p ɪ l ər / KAT-ər-pil-ər) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising ...
As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose Papilio for the type genus, as papilio is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied the names of Greek figures to the swallowtails. The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. [3]
Papilio joanae J. Heitzman, 1973 – Ozark swallowtail; Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758 – Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail, or artemisia swallowtail; Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 – black swallowtail, eastern black swallowtail, American swallowtail, or parsnip swallowtail; Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 – Sahara ...
Papilio joanae, the Ozark swallowtail, is a North American butterfly species in the family Papilionidae. [1] It was once considered a synonym of the black swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes ). [ 2 ]
The black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is the state butterfly of Oklahoma. This is a list of all butterflies and skippers found in the state of Oklahoma. Butterflies and skippers are a monophyletic group found in the insect order Lepidoptera. (See the difference between a butterfly and a moth.)
Papilio palamedes leontis – Palamedes swallowtail; Papilio pilumnus – three-tailed tiger swallowtail; Papilio polyxenes asterius – black swallowtail; Papilio polyxenes coloro – desert swallowtail; Papilio rogeri pharnaces – pink-spotted swallowtail; Papilio rogeri rogeri – pink-spotted swallowtail; Papilio rutulus – western tiger ...