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Group of male eastern tiger swallowtails puddling, including a male eastern black swallowtail. Eastern tiger swallowtails are diurnal, and are usually solitary. Adults are known to fly high above the ground, usually seen above the tree canopy. [13] [23] Males seek females by patrolling habitats containing the larval host plants.
These eggs can appear as greenish-yellow globes and are deposited on the upper surface of a host plant leaf. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is not only South Carolina’s state butterfly but is ...
It is a well-known host for the large, green eggs of the Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, which are known to lay their eggs exclusively among plants in the magnolia and rose families of plants, primarily in mid-late June through early August, in some states. [26] [27]
Papilio appalachiensis, the Appalachian tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly found in eastern North America, particularly in the Appalachian Mountains. It is a hybrid of another two Papilio species, Papilio canadensis and Papilio glaucus , with which it shares many characteristics.
These eggs can appear as greenish-yellow globes and are deposited on the upper surface of a host plant leaf. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is not only South Carolina’s state butterfly but is ...
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The tree is a host plant for coral hairstreak, eastern tiger swallowtail, red-spotted purple, spring azures, summer azures, and viceroy butterflies where adult butterflies nectar from the spring flowers while the fruits are eaten by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, raccoons, foxes, and small mammals. [13]
It is very similar to the eastern tiger swallowtail, but has a noticeably smaller wingspan. Unlike it, the forewing underside, yellow marginal band is continuous. The hindwing has many orange scales on both morphs. This species has also been known to hybridize with both the eastern and western tiger swallowtail, though extremely rarely.