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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 .
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.)
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.
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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 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 ...
Eurytides philolaus (dark kite-swallowtail) Papilio polyxenes (black swallowtail) Papilio thoas (Thoas swallowtail) Papilio cresphontes (giant swallowtail) Papilio ornythion (ornythion swallowtail) Papilio astyalus (broad-banded swallowtail) Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail) Papilio rutulus (western tiger swallowtail)
Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio glaucus: 2012 [43] North Dakota: Convergent lady beetle: Hippodamia convergens: 2011 [44] Ohio: Ladybug: Family Coccinellidae: 1975 [45] Oklahoma: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1992 [46] Black swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio polyxenes: 1996 [46] Oregon: Oregon ...