Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
The eastern giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered to belong to a different species, Papilio rumiko. Though it is often valued in gardens for its striking appearance, its larval stage can be a serious pest to citrus farms, which has earned its caterpillars the names orange dog or orange puppy.
Papilio cresphontes est une espèce d'insectes lépidoptères qui appartient à la famille des Papilionidae, à la sous-famille des Papilioninae et au genre Papilio. Dénomination Il a été nommé Papilio cresphontes par Pieter Cramer en 1777. Synonyme : Heraclides oxilus Hübner, [1819].
La cometa gigante (Papilio cresphontes) , conocida también como Mariposa cola de golondrina gigante, es una especie de mariposa de la familia Papilionidae. Es común en varias partes de Norteamérica y en Sudamérica. En Estados Unidos y Canadá se encuentran principalmente en el sur y en el este.
Distribution
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