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  3. Arthropods
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  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Swallowtail and Birdwing Butterflies
  7. Common Swallowtails
  8. Common Swallowtails

subgenus

Common Swallowtails

Papilio

Includes
6 native 1 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Black Swallowtail native
  • Old World Swallowtail native
  • Anise Swallowtail native
  • Chinese Yellow Swallowtail introduced
  • Baird's Swallowtail presumed native
  • Indra Swallowtail presumed native
  • Short-tailed Swallowtail
  • Ozark Swallowtail native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native common swallowtails All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 143,150 observations
  • Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon 67,255 observations
  • Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon 25,898 observations
  • Ozark Swallowtail Papilio joanae 6 observations

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