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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.
As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose Papilio for the type genus, as papilio is Latin for "butterfly". For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied the names of Greek figures to the swallowtails. The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. [3]
Papilio is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, ... Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 – eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio multicaudata Kirby, ...
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was designated as the official butterfly of the Palmetto State by Act Number 319 in 1994.
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was designated as the official butterfly of the Palmetto State by Act Number 319 in 1994. An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, South Carolina’s ...
If predators know that the pipevine swallowtail has a foul taste, they are unlikely to eat it and also unlikely to eat the spicebush swallowtail. [2] There are other adult butterflies which mimic the poisonous B. philenor, including P. polyxenes, P. glaucus, C. promethea and L. astyanax, but P. troilus most closely resembles
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 ...
Parthenos sylvia mud-puddling at the edge of a forest stream. Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but also occurring in other animals, primarily insects.