Swallowtails
(Family Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
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| Name |
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Abundance |
Habitat |
Season |
Pipevine
Swallowtail
Battus philenor |
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C |
Mountains, woodland borders, power line cuts, hardwood forests and
gardens.
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Spring
Summer
Fall |
Zebra
Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus |
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U |
Woodlands, power line cuts, moist forests, swamps and along waterways. |
Spring
Summer
Fall |
Black
Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes |
Female
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C |
Open areas, fields, meadows, power line cuts, gardens and tidal marshes. |
Spring
Summer
Fall |
Giant
Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes |
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R |
Mountains and the southern coastal marshes. |
Summer
Fall |
Eastern
Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus |
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A |
Woodlands, fields, clearings, gardens and water ways. |
Spring
Summer
Fall |
Appalachian
Tiger Swallowtail
Pterourus appalachiensis
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U |
Appalachian mountains in late spring. |
Spring |
Canadian
Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio canadensi |
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R-S |
Northern Mountains in the Virginias.
Very rare! |
Summer |
Spicebush
Swallowtail
Papilio troilus |
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C |
Open woodlands,
wooded swamps, pine barrens, power line cuts and gardens near woodlands. |
Spring
Summer
Fall |
Palamedes
Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes |
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A |
Coastal plain, southern
swamps and adjacent
open areas. |
Spring
Summer
Fall |
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