Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Glaucus
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Polyxenes
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Swallowtail Butterflies
Page Last Updated: April 24 2019
4 species
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Polyxenes
More Eastern Black Swallowtails
Updated September 26 2013
Female has more blue - male has more yellow
Eastern Black Swallowtail larva (early instar) - approx. 3 cm
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Polyxenes
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Male has more yellow - female has more blue
More Eastern Black Swallowtails
Updated September 26 2013
More Eastern Black Swallowtails
Updated September 26 2013
More Eastern Tiger Swallowtails
Updated February 10 2017
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Troilus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Eastern Black Swallowtail (male) - wingspan approx. 9 cm - Leslie Spit - June 2011
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - wingspan approx. 8 cm - Thorncliffe Park - May 2012
Eastern Black Swallowtail (female) - wingspan approx. 9 cm - Leslie Spit - August 2013
Spicebush Swallowtail - wingspan approx. 9 cm - High Park - August 2018
Eastern Black Swallowtail larva on Quenn Anne's Lace - approx. 3 cm - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2008
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Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Polyxenes
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Eastern Black Swallowtails
Updated September 26 2013
Eastern Black Swallowtail larva - approx. 5 cm - Lower Don Valley (Todmorden Mills) - September 2016
Eastern Black Swallowtail larva (last instar) - approx. 5 cm
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Cresphontes
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Eastern Giant Swallowtails
Updated September 19 2018
Wings often vibrate rapidly while feeding
Eastern Giant Swallowtail nectaring on Wild Bergamot - wingspan approx. 10 cm - Kortright Centre for Conservation - August 2017
Spicebush Swallowtail larva (early instar) - approx. 2 cm
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Troilus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Spicebush Swallowtails
Updated September 30 2014
First three instars resemble a bird dropping - feeds on
Spicebush and Sassafras
Spicebush and Sassafras
More Spicebush Swallowtails
Updated September 30 2014
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Cresphontes
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Eastern Giant Swallowtails
Updated September 19 2018
When threatened the fork-like osmeterium are exposed
(giving it a snake-like appearance) and a foul odour is
emitted
(giving it a snake-like appearance) and a foul odour is
emitted
Eastern Giant Swallowtail larva on Prickly Ash - approx. 3 cm - Rockwood Conservation Area - August 2018
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail larva (early instar) - approx. 1 cm
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)
Genus: Papilio
Species: Glaucus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
More Eastern Tiger Swallowtails
Updated February 10 2017
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail larva - approx. 1 cm - Terra Cotta Conservation Area - August 2018