Black Swallowtail | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Papilio polyxenes

The blackness of its body and wings is embellished with two rows of yellow spots. The female’s yellow spots, while not as bold as the male’s, are adorned with a more distinctive blue band between the pale bands of yellow. In contrast, the male is garnished with more yellow tones than blue. Both sexes have two prominent orange eyespots on their hind wings close to their tails.

A skilled flier, the Black Swallowtail zips along only feet above the ground. This species can be found in southern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario, in southern Ontario and southern Quebec, and across the Maritimes, with the exception of Newfoundland.

Black Swallowtails can be f...