Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes Fabricius 1775

Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail) is a species of butterflies in the family swallowtail butterflies. Individuals can grow to 95 mm.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
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meadow
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000108
- Definition: A habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. Typically, what is called a meadow has more biodiversity than a grassland as the former contains not only grasses but a significant variety of annual, biennial and perennial plants.
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wingspan
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q245097
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95 mm

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Black Swallowtail. View this species on GBIF