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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 .
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 ]
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]
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 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 ]
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 .
Papilio nephelus is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include P. n. chaon , the yellow Helen , and P. n. sunatus , the black and white Helen . Description
Graphium doson, the common jay, [1] [2] is a black, tropical papilionid (swallowtail) butterfly with pale blue semi-transparent central wing bands that are formed by large spots. There is a marginal series of smaller spots.