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Papilio thoas, the king swallowtail or Thoas swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the southernmost United States, Mexico, Central America and South America (as far south as Argentina and Uruguay). The species is easily confused with the giant swallowtail, which
Swallowtail butterfly. 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. [1]
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 palamedes Drury, [1773] – Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail; Papilio troilus Linnaeus, 1758 – spicebush swallowtail; species group: glaucus Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis), Canada Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata), Mexico. Papilio alexiares Höpffer, 1866 – Mexican tiger swallowtail
Papilio rutulus, the western tiger swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. Like the other tiger swallowtails, the western tiger swallowtail was formerly classified in genus Pterourus , but modern classifications all agree in placing them within ...
The female lays eggs on plants in the Rutaceae family . The caterpillars consume the leaves of the host plant and go through five instars. They have several means of escaping predators: like all Papilionids, they carry a forked orange osmeterium behind their head which they deploy when they feel threatened and which gives off a malodorous odor, in addition the caterpillars of the 4th and 5th ...
Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea. The wingspan is about 80 mm. The larvae feed on Rutaceae species.
Papilio zelicaon, the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overall yellow appearance.