Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Summary 2

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.

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  1. (c) Greg Lasley, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_troilus

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