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| Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes), Tyrrell County, NC. Very fond of swamps. | Palamedes Swallowtail, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC, 5/13/07 |
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
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| Female Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Fort Fisher Basin Trail, New Hanover County, NC, 4/27/05 | Black Swallowtail, Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, New Hanover County, ovipositing (laying eggs). | Black Swallowtail
caterpillar, pre-chrysalis.
Photo rotated 90°. © 2006 Mick Phillips |
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
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| Spicebush Swallowtail, Raulston Arboretum, 8/19/03. | Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Durham, 8/26/04 | Spicebush Swallowtail, NC Botanical Garden, Orange County, NC, 8/26/05 |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
See also Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails.
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| Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), Durham, 8/20/03. Also see the two forms of female Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. | Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Orange County, NC, 3/8/06 | Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, NC Botanical Garden, 8/17/06. Surprising brownish color! | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. The male companion of the butterfly on the right. | Puddling female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Duke Forest, Durham County, NC, 4/6/06. These two butterflies were puddling and slowly circled when I got close. |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtails puddling at Eno River State Park, Old Cole Mill Road, Orange County, NC, 4/4/07. |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar, Indian Creek Trail, Jordan Lake, Chatham County, NC, 9/3/06. To judge from the threads on either side, it may be about to become a chrysalis. | Same Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar |
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)
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| Puddling Appalachian Tiger Swallowtails, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/29/05 | Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Mount Mitchell State Park, NC, 7/9/05. Ventral side. Note big, wide hind wings with narrower blue margins. This butterfly has missing tails. | Female Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 | Male Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Boone, Watauga County, NC, 8/9/06 |
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| Female Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Moses Cone Memorial Park, Watauga County, NC, 8/8/06 |
Other Genera (Battus, Eurytides)
Swallowtails from these two genera are much less common and widespread.
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| Female Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Durham, 8/4/04 | Male Pipevine Swallowtail, Duke Gardens, 10/17/03 |
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| Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus), Durham, 8/9/04 | Zebra Swallowtail, ventral view, Durham, 7/5/05. | Dorsal view of same butterfly. | NC Arboretum, Asheville, 7/8/05 |