Tiger swallowtail
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Tiger Swallowtail is a common name for several species of butterfly
, including:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
, including:
- Papilio appalachiensisPapilio appalachiensisAs the name implies the Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail only flies in the range of the Appalachian Mountains. It can be viewed only in the spring. It has one brood a year in the spring. The spring brood is much larger than the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in which is shares much of its range....
or Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to the Appalachians - Papilio canadensisPapilio canadensisThe Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is a species of the Papilionidae family. It was once classified as a subspecies of Papilio glaucus.-Description:Adult...
or Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to Canada - Papilio glaucus or Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to Central America, Mexico, and parts of the United States
- Papilio rutulus or Western Tiger Swallowtail, endemic to the Western United States