Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
Summary 2
The Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes sometimes called the Laurel Swallowtail) is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
North american ecology (us and canada) 3
Year-round resident in southeastern North America with some migratory sections of the range further north (Scott 1986). Habitats are WOODED AREAS, ESPECIALLY SWAMPS. Host plants are largely restricted to a few species mostly in one family, LAURACEAE. Hosts are usually trees. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as pupae. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time MAY1-SEP30 in the northern part of the range and MAR1-DEC31 in the southern part of their range (Scott 1986).
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_palamedes
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19605508
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
