Life … Animals Arthropods Insects Butterflies and Moths Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterflies Common Swallowtails Common Swallowtails Short-tailed Swallowtail species 785 observations Short-tailed Swallowtail Papilio brevicauda Field notes Supported by All 5 native plantssupport it in the US Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Common Cowparsnip, Purple-stemmed Angelica, Sea-watch, Hemlock-parsley 4 Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Entireleaf Mountain-Avens 1 Close