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Scientific Name
Papilio glaucus
Butterfly Common Name
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Subfamily
Papilioninae - Swallowtails
Synonym
Status
Habitat
Meadows
Parks
Suburbs
Woodland Edges
Deciduous forest
Forest Edges
River Courses
Streamsides
Larval Host
Acer sp.
,
Alnus sp.
,
Alnus alnobetula subsp. crispa
,
Alnus alnobetula subsp. fruticosa
,
Alnus crispa (= Alnus alnobetula subsp. crispa)
,
Alnus incana
,
Alnus incana subsp. rugosa
,
Alnus rubra
,
Amelanchier canadensis
,
Betula sp.
,
Betula alba (=B. pendula or B. pubescens)
,
Betula lenta
,
Betula papyrifera
,
Betula pendula
,
Betula pubescens
,
Carpinus caroliniana
,
Carya sp.
,
Catalpa bignonioides
,
Cerasus vulgaris
,
Cinnamomum camphora
,
Cirsium sp.
,
Corylus americana
,
Crataegus sp.
,
Cydonia oblonga
,
Fraxinus sp.
,
Fraxinus americana
,
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
,
Laurus sp.
,
Lindera benzoin
,
Liriodendron tulipifera
,
Magnolia acuminata
,
Magnolia virginiana
,
Malus sp.
,
Malus pumila
,
Persea americana
,
Platanus racemosa
,
Populus sp.
,
Populus angustifolia
,
Populus balsamifera
,
Populus deltoides
,
Populus grandidentata
,
Populus tremuloides
,
Populus trichocarpa (= Populus tristis)
,
Populus tristis
,
Prunus sp.
,
Prunus americana
,
Prunus caroliniana
,
Prunus cerasus (= Cerasus vulgaris)
,
Prunus × domestica
,
Prunus emarginata(=P. nigra)
,
Prunus ilicifolia
,
Prunus nigra
,
Prunus pensylvanica
,
Prunus persica
,
Prunus serotina
,
Prunus virginiana
,
Ptelea sp.
,
Ptelea trifoliata
,
Quercus chrysolepis
,
Salix sp.
,
Salix babylonica
,
Salix exigua
,
Salix lasiolepis
,
Salix scouleriana
,
Sassafras albidum
,
Sorbus sp.
,
Sorbus americana
,
Syringa sp.
,
Syringa vulgaris
,
Tilia americana
,
Ulmus sp.
,
Zanthoxylum americanum
Alternative Food
Nectar Host
Asclepias sp.
,
Echinacea purpurea
,
Eupatorium quaternum
,
Monarda fistulosa
,
Platanthera blephariglottis
,
Platanthera ciliaris
,
Platanthera grandiflora
,
Platanthera integrilabia
,
Platanthera peramoena
,
Platanthera psycodes
,
Syringa sp.
,
Syringa vulgaris
Larval & Nectar Host
Sightings
State and Region Designation
AL
Central Atlantic Region
CT
DE
Deep South Region
GA
NC
SC
South Atlantic Region
VA
NE
Range
CA
Canada: British Columbia
Canada: Labrador
Canada: Northern
USA: Western Plains
TX
USA: Eastern
USA: Gulf Coast
USA: Northeast
WI
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