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Papilio xuthus is a member of the genus Papilio.It is of the family Papilionidae and order Lepidoptera. [9] It was first introduced in Hawaii in 1971 from Japan or Guam. [10] P. xuthus makes significant seasonal migrations over 200 km. [11] There are three subspecies of P. xuthus: Papilio xuthus xuthus, Papilio xuthus koxinga, [12] and Papilio xuthus neoxuthus.
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.
Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name).
Swallowtail butterfly. Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera. [1]
One of the eastern giant swallowtail's most notable features is its size. Females have an average wingspan of 5.5 in (14 cm), and up to 6.9 in (18 cm), while males' average is 5.8 in (15 cm), and up to 7.4 in (19 cm). The wings are black with a horizontal yellow line across the forewings, and a diagonal yellow line across the hindwing. The ...
Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775 – black swallowtail, eastern black swallowtail, American swallowtail, or parsnip swallowtail; Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 – Sahara swallowtail; Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1852 – anise swallowtail or western swallowtail; subgenus: Princeps Hübner, [1807] species group: antimachus
The caterpillar grows to around 5 cm in length before forming a chrysalis, which is brown or green and about 3 cm long. [4] The anise swallowtail pupa looks like a thick branch coming off of the larval host plant. The top of the pupa extends slightly from the plant, held by strong silk. This is where the adult butterfly emerges. [citation needed]
Inside sits a black eyespot with blue-white dusting. The yellow regions are more pronounced on the undersides of the wings. Blue-white arcuate spots adjoin the yellow arcuate spots on the upper side. The eyespot is only weakly pronounced. The body of the king swallowtail is yellow.- Seitz "- P. thoas. The spatulate tail has a yellow spot in the ...