Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America.[2] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula.[3] The spicebush swallowtail derives its name from its most common host plant, the spicebush, members of the genus Lindera.
The family to which spicebush swallowtails belong, Papilionidae, or swallowtails, include the largest butterflies in the world. The swallowtails are unique in that even while feeding, they continue to flutter their wings. Unlike other swallowtail butterflies, spicebushes fly low to the ground instead of at great heights.[4]
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(Battus philenor), the spicebush swallowtail (Papiliotroilus), and the female black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). B. philenor differs from the dark...
food plant of two lepidopterous insects: the spicebush swallowtail (Papiliotroilus) and the promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea). It also supports...
almost identical to the caterpillar of the spicebush swallowtail (Papiliotroilus, except the spicebush swallowtail larva has larger false eyes, larger...
and Impatiens species. Papilio menatius is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species group, glaucus...
model for Batesian mimicry, including Papiliotroilus L., the darker female morph of Papilio glaucus L., and Papilio polyxenes. However, there are no known...
[1819]) Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865 Papilio garamas is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species...
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mimicry in some North American butterflies: Part II. Battus philenor and Papiliotroilus, P. polyxenes and P. glaucus". Evolution. 12 (2): 123–136. doi:10.1111/j...
mimicry in some North American butterflies. Part II. Battus philenor and Papiliotroilus, P. polyxenes and P. glaucus". Evolution. 12 (2): 123–136. doi:10.2307/2406023...
rabbits have been observed browsing on stems. The spicebush swallowtail (Papiliotroilus) larvae feed on the leaves and roll themselves in a leaf making a tent...
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