Parnassians and Swallowtails

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Lepidoptera: Family Papilionidae

Parnassians and Swallowtails

Swallowtail Photo Gallery

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail	late April-late July	B,D,R,T
Eurytides marcellus	Zebra Swallowtail	mid June-late September	R,T
Papilio cresphontes	Giant Swallowtail	early May-late September	R
Papilio glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	late February-early November	B,D,R,T
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail	mid March-mid October	R,T
Papilio troilus	Spicebush Swallowtail	mid March-early October	B,R,T

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