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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, ... species group: glaucus Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis), Canada Two-tailed swallowtail ...
Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. [2] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus , the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. [ 3 ]
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.
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.
Papilio pammon – Papilio polytes; Papilio glaucus – Papilio glaucus, eastern tiger swallowtail; Papilio anchises – Parides anchises; Papilio polydamas – Battus polydamas; Papilio memnon – Papilio memnon, great Mormon; Papilio agenor – subspecies of Papilio memnon, great Mormon; Papilio sarpedon – Graphium sarpedon; Papilio aeneas ...
P. glaucus may refer to: Papilio glaucus, the Eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly species native to North America; Phyllobius glaucus, a weevil species found across Europe; Phyllocladus glaucus, now Phyllocladus aspleniifolius, the celery-top pine; Pluteus glaucus, a medicinal mushroom; Pseudomys glaucus, the blue-gray mouse