Spicebush Swallowtail

Pterourus troilus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae

Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host plant, the spicebush, members of the genus Lindera.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1,213Canada · 133

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionPapilio troilus, Wikipedia contributors

Spicebush Swallowtail

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