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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes
Papilio cresphontesCramer, 1777
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Heraclides
  6.  cresphontes
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TL: USA, New York

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Meadows

MU
MD

102-160 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      DeutschBrasilianischer Schwalbenschwanz
      DeutschGroßer Schwalbenschwanz
      DeutschMittelamerikanischer Schwalbenschwanz
      EnglishEastern Giant Swallowtail
      EspañolMariposa Cometa Gigante
      FrançaisGrand Porte-Queue
      РусскийПарусник кресфонтес
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      RutaceaeCitrusCitrus
      RutaceaePtelea trifoliataCommon hoptree
      RutaceaeRuta graveolensCommon Rue
      RutaceaeZanthoxylum americanumCommon prickly-ash
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      Butterflies and Moths of North America
      Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
      Butterflies of Canada
      euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
      North American Moth Photographers Group

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    Adult, upperside.

    Nancy GoorUnited States, Brookside Gardens

    Adult, underside.

    Nancy GoorUnited States, Brownsville-Resaca De La Palma State Park

    Larva.

    Nancy GoorUnited States, Austin-Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
    Extinct
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