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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.
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]
The Indra swallowtail is a black butterfly with minimal blue and whitish markings, similar in coloration to the black swallowtail or the short-tailed swallowtail. Likewise, the species has a very short tail, and dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing. [1]
Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 – black swallowtail, eastern black swallowtail, American swallowtail, or parsnip swallowtail; Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 – Sahara swallowtail; Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852 – anise swallowtail or western swallowtail; subgenus: Princeps Hübner, [1807] species group: antimachus
The female has two forms: yellow and black. [6] Both the yellow and black forms have a slight blue tint on the topside of the hindwings that is significantly reduced from the stronger blue tint on those of the tiger swallowtails. [6] On the topside of the hindwing, there is a large orange spot. [6] Their wingspan is 86–115 mm (3.4–4.5 in). [6]
Papilio maackii, the alpine black swallowtail or emerald machaonoviy peacock - is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Central Asia , Russia , Japan , China and South Korea . The larvae feed on Zanthoxylum ailanthoides , Euodia meliaefolia , Orixa japonica and Phellodendron amurense .
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Rohana parisatis, the black prince, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Indomalayan realm. [1] [2] Description