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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.
Papilio rutulus, the western tiger swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the Papilionidae family. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. Like the other tiger swallowtails, the western tiger swallowtail was formerly classified in genus Pterourus , but modern classifications all agree in placing them within ...
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. The butterflies are normally yellow and ...
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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]
Elsewhere in the West, it often uses green ash planted along city roads (in California, city habitats are usually occupied by western tiger swallowtails rather than two-tailed). [6] Papilio multicaudata, the two-tailed swallowtail, on Swamp Milkweed. The two-tailed swallowtail is the state butterfly of Arizona. [6]
Nais tiger moth, Apantesis nais; Harnessed moth, Apantesis phalerata; Garden tiger moth, Arctia caja; Yellow-colored scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis; Salt marsh moth, Estigmene acrea; Celia's tiger moth, Grammia celia; Figured tiger moth, Grammia figurata; Oithana tiger moth, Grammia oithona; Phyllira tiger moth, Grammia phyllira
Papilio zelicaon, the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overall yellow appearance.