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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Complex
Papilio glaucus
Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, and is common in many different habitats. It flies from spring until fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers, mostly from those of the families Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, and Fabaceae....
6 branches of this group, most-observed first

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
speciesPapilio glaucus

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
speciesPapilio canadensis

Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail
speciesPapilio solstitius

Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
speciesPapilio appalachiensis

New England Tiger Swallowtail
speciesPapilio bjorkae

Papilio canadensis × glaucus
hybridPapilio canadensis × glaucus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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Every page naming Papilio glaucus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1613196.
