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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.
Without the pigmentation, the butterfly appears mostly black (the melanic form) and is a Batesian mimic of Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail. There are also Papilio glaucus that are not wholly black; several possess an intermediate "sooty" color and are sensitive to temperature. [22]
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, also known as Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, alights upon a lantana bush still in bloom in September. The males have this tiger coloration, and some females are ...
Papilio eurymedon Lucas, 1852 – pale swallowtail or pallid tiger swallowtail; Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 – eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio multicaudata Kirby, 1884 – two-tailed swallowtail; Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836 – three-tailed tiger swallowtail; Papilio rutulus Lucas, 1852 – western tiger swallowtail; species group ...
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, also known as Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, alights upon a lantana bush still in bloom in September. The males have this tiger coloration, and some females are ...
Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio glaucus: 1999 [11] Stonefly (state macroinvertebrate) Order Plecoptera: 2005 [12] Florida: Zebra longwing (state butterfly) Heliconius charitonius: 1996 [13] Georgia: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1975 [14] Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio glaucus: 1988 ...
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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.