Papilio troilus
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio troilus: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Insecta (true insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and their caterpillars)
- Family: Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
- Genus: Papilio
- Species: Papilio troilus
- Common Names: Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
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Papilio troilus
Tallahassee, FL
March 10, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Papilio troilus - This is the same butterfly as in the above photo.
Tallahassee, FL
March 10, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Papilio troilus
Tallahassee, FL
February, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Papilio troilus - This Spicebush Swallowtail larva (caterpillar) is in its last instar. The day after this photograph was taken, the swallowtail was in its pupal state inside the chrysalis in the photograph below.
Tallahassee, FL
November, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Papilio troilus - This Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalis was formed around the larva in the above photograph as it developed into a pupa.
Tallahassee, FL
November, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
Papilio troilus - This Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalis was discovered a few days after the above photos were taken and are a few feet apart.
Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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