Papilio troilus | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Spicebush swallowtails (Papilio troilus) are found in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida, and west to Oklahoma, Manitoba, and central Texas. This species is less common on the western edge of its range, along the southern Mississippi River, as well as in New England. Occasionally these butterflies are found as far west as Colorado, and as far south as Cuba. (Hall and Butler, 2000[1]; Jaques and Sexton, 2004[2]; Struttman, 2004[3]; Tyler, 1975[4]; Hall and Butler, 2000[5]; Jaques and Sexton, 2004[6]; Struttman, 2004[7]; Tyler, 1975[8])

The larval form of P. troilus is found in deciduous woodlands, wooded swamps, and pine barrens. The adult form is a fairly common butterfly within its range, that can b...