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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 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 ]
For example, the eastern black swallowtail's (Papilio polyxenes) main host plant in the wild is Queen Anne's lace, but they also eat garden plants in the carrot family, including carrots, parsley, dill, and fennel. [18] Adult swallowtails sip nectar, but also mud and sometimes manure. [19]
Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, ... Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 – black swallowtail, eastern black swallowtail, ...
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.
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.)
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) Papilio multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail)
Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail; Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail; Papilio machaon – Old World swallowtail; Papilio zelicaon – anise swallowtail; Papilio indra – Indra swallowtail; Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail; Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail