2 3/4-3 3/8" (70-86 mm). Black to dark gray above with metallic blue, especially toward hindwing margin; hindwing above has row of yellow spots around rim. Hindwing below has row of orange spots curving through blue patch along margin and white marginal spots.… read more
A distinctive species, seldom found off food plant (various species of pipevine). Mature caterpillar, 1 7/8-2 1/8" (48-54 mm). Black with prominent fleshy red protuberances over entire length of body.… read more
Caterpillar, to 2 1/8" (54 mm), banded with black and yellow, band on hump broader than others. Overwintering chrysalis, to 1" (25 mm), is green or brown, stockier and more compact than that of other U.S. swallowtails. Host plant is pawpaw ...… read more
2 3/8-3 1/2" (60-89 mm). Long triangular wings with swordlike tail. Above, white with black stripes and bands; hindwing has 2 deep blue spots at base and bright scarlet spot closer to body. Below, black-bordered scarlet stripe runs through middle of hindwing. … read more
Schaus Swallowtail
Heraclides aristodemus poceanus (Papilio aristodemus)
3 3/8"-3 3/4" (86-95 mm). Rather rounded. Above, both wings brown with dark yellow spots within brown border and bold yellow band across middle; long, brown, yellow-edged tail; 1 orange and 1 blue spot on HW toward abdomen. … read more
Mature caterpillar, 2 1/8-2 3/8" (54-60 mm), brown or olive, resembling large bird dropping, with dirty buff patches and saddles and usually red scent horns; feeds on various citrus trees (Rutaceae), including common prickly-ash ...… read more
3 3/8-5 1/2" (86-140 mm). Long, dark, spoon-shaped tails have yellow center. Brownish-black above; 2 broad bands of yellow spots converge at forewing tip. 1 orange and 1 blue spot on hindwing above and below. Yellow and black below; blue chevrons on hindwing.… read more
3-3 3/4" (76-95 mm). Pale cream with bold, broad black stripes and black borders above; hindwing borders spotted with cream, blue, and pale to bright orange. Wings less brightly colored below, with distinctive dark veins. 1 long black tail on each hindwing.… read more
3 1/8-5 1/2" (79-140 mm). Variable. Above and below, usually yellow with black stripes across wings and black borders spotted with yellow; ow of blue patches inside hindwing margin, with orange spot above and sometimes much orange below. Long, black tails.… read more
Young caterpillar brown and white, resembling bird droppings; mature caterpillar, to 2" (51 mm), is green, swollen in front, with big, false, orange and black eyespots and band between 3rd and 4th segments. Mottled green or brown sticklike chrysalis, to ...… read more
3 3/8-5 1/8" (86-130 mm). Yellow with narrow black stripes. Hindwing edge above and below lined with blue patches; black border spotted with yellow and orange; between spots each wing points outward in series of partial tails, and 1 long and 1 medium tail. … read more
3 1/8-5 1/2" (79-140 mm). Blackish-brown above; rim of yellow spots; yellow midwing band ends on hindwing in blue spot. Below forewing has 2 rows of yellow border-spots; hindwing has orange spots enclosing row of blue and gold to olive clouds; long yellow bar.… read more
Grass-green caterpillar, to 2" (51 mm), has double set of rimmed, orange, false eyespots with black pupils. Possibly overwinters as a caterpillar as well as a chrysalis, unusual for group. Chrysalis, to 1 5/8" (41 mm), slightly mottled, greenish. Red ...… read more
2 5/8-3 1/2" (67-89 mm). Black to blue-black above with blue cloud on outer hindwing (larger on female). Cream-yellow spots and chevrons rim wings above and below (larger on male). Bright orange eyespot with round, black-centered pupil at corner of hindwing. … read more
2 3/4-3 7/8" (70-98 mm). Above and below, lemon-yellow with black tiger-stripes across wings and black yellow-spotted margins. 1-2 orange spots and several blue spots near black tail on hindwing; blue continuous all around outer margin of hindwing below. … read more
3 1/2-4 1/2" (89-114 mm). Black-brown above; white to yellow spots along forewing margin; hindwing has 2 orange spots, blue to green spots along margin, and blue-green clouds between. Below, hindwing has 2 curved rows of orange-red spots and blue spotting. … read more
2 5/8-3" (67-76 mm). More yellow than black. Above, band of straight-edged yellow spots in mid-forewing; hindwing flushed with blue above medium-long tail; orange eyespot with large, round, centered pupil. Similar below. Black abdomen has yellow side stripes.… read more
2 3/8-3" (60-76 mm). Male milk-white with black checks, gray patches, and red spots on hindwing above and below. Female similar; often has large gray patches and transparent areas on outer forewing and occasionally red spots near inner hindwing edge.… read more
2 3/8-3" (60-75 mm). Antennae black, ringed with white. Hindwings rounded, almost as large as forewings. Both wings ivory-white; red spot at forewing front margin; 2 red spots on hindwings; each spot ringed with black. Female has larger spots, wings grayer. … read more
1 3/8 - 1 1/2" (35-38 mm). Above, white with black spot near front of forewings. Forewings have hooked tip. Male with bright orange at apex of forewings; ( white or with orange blush on female). Below, both marbled with greenish-gray and yellow markings. … read more
Caterpillar smooth; dark green with yellow stripe along top of back and bold white stripe along each
side. Chrysalis slender, green, and thorn-like, with a long point at the head end. Host plants are various species in the mustard family, especially ...… read more
1 1/4-1 5/8" (32-41 mm). Male white above, female white or yellow. Orange patch near forewing tip red-orange, sometimes paler; some have black and white bars, black margin outside orange patch. Below, paler patch on forewing; grass-green marbling on hindwing.… read more
1 5/8-2 3/8" (41-60 mm). Male all white on both sides except for black along forewing upper margin. Female variable, may be off-white or have dark-bordered forewing and pale orange hindwing, with forewing below orange at base and hindwing below pale orange. … read more
1 3/4-2 1/4" (44-57 mm). Male white. Charcoal scales dust tips and surrounding veins of forewing above; below, forewing tips and entire hindwing creamy, unmarked yellowish. Female either like male but with darker margins, or entirely smoky brown or gray.… read more
1 1/2-1 7/8" (38-48 mm). Male clear, lemon-yellow above, FW pointed and yellow-fringed with small black spot near end of FW cell; brighter yellow spot in HW cell; narrow black FW and HW border. Female yellow or white with fainter cell spots and ...… read more
1 7/8-2 1/2" (48-64 mm). Yellow above and below; black margin above scalloped in poodle-head design; black forewing spot suggests dog's eye. Below, mostly yellow with reddish-pink mottling. Some very black above and intense rose below. Female sometimes white.… read more
1 5/8-2 1/2" (41-64 mm). Male saffron-orange above; thick black forewing margin in poodle-head pattern (may have purplish sheen). Female pale yellow; faint or no forewing margin. Below, deep yellow or greenish with black forewing ring, silvery hindwing spots.… read more
1 5/8-2 3/8" (41-60 mm). Above, gold-orange with pink blush; black borders (yellow spotted in female); black spot on forewing, red-orange spot on hindwing. Below, orange, yellow or greenish with 1 or 2 red-rimmed silvery spots in hindwing. Wings pink-fringed. … read more
1 3/8-1 7/8" (35-48 mm). Male dull orange above with dark borders and dusky scaling near body. Female dull orange or yellowish above, often nearly completely covered with dusky scaling. Both sexes have pink fringe and red-orange HW cell spot above. ...… read more
1 3/8-1 3/4" (35-44 mm). Rounded wings with bright pink fringes and body hair. Above, male yellow with black borders; female yellow or white with vestiges of borders on FW. Both sexes have yellow to orange HW cell spot above and silver, pink-rimmed cell ...… read more
1 1/8-1 5/8" (28-41 mm). Male above dull green sometimes shot with yellow; black margin heavily broken by yellow spots. Female above pale greenish-yellow or white with border similar to male's but more obscure. Below, olive; both sexes have smeared red ...… read more
1 1/2-2" (38-51 mm). Male above yellow with black borders, orange spot on mid-hindwing, and usually a black spot. Female paler above; vestiges of black border suffused with yellow. Both dusky orange to olive-yellow below; pearly, pink-rimmed spot on hindwing.… read more
1 3/8-1 3/4" (35-44 mm). Male clear yellow above with black border; female yellow or white with spotted dusky border. Both have pink fringes and small, light cell spots on FW above and HW above and below. HW below olive suffused with duskiness, sometimes ...… read more
1 1/4-1 1/2" (32-38 mm). Pale yellow above (female sometimes white), black margin entire in male and merely hinted in female. HW cell spot faint, both above and below. Pink fringes. Below, dark cloudy olive; HW black-dusted quite ... … read more
1 3/8-2" (35-51 mm). Above, male light yellow with sharp black borders; female yellow or white with yellow-spotted black border. Below, greenish-yellow in spring and fall broods, clear yellow in midsummer; double red-rimmed silvery spot and row of brown spots.… read more
1 1/2-1 3/4" (38-44 mm). Creamy above with black network in upper forewing tip and narrow, rectangular black spot across end of forewing cell. Below, yellow veins and rich, yellow-green marbling across hindwing and on forewing tips. Shiny blue-gray body hair.… read more
1 1/2-1 3/4" (38-44 mm). Chalk-white, with narrow, angular to sharply rounded wings; FW above has gray-marked tip, black-checked cell. Yellow-green marbling in discrete pattern on HW below, showing through to upperside. Most fresh individuals on prairies ...… read more
1-1 3/8" (25-35 mm). Light yellow above with broad black wing tips and margins; male also has black bar along lower margin of forewing. Hindwing below dark rust-brown in winter , white on summer brood. Tropical race with white hindwing above seen in Florida.… read more
1-1 1/2" (25-38 mm). Bright yellow above with black forewing tips and margins on male; black often reduced to spots on female. Female sometimes white with black markings. Below, yellow-green with dark smudges; rust-colored spot in upper hindwing margin.… read more
1 3/8-1 7/8" (35-48 mm). Cream-white to pale yellow above, male deeper yellow along upper margins of HW above and FW below; HW below bright yellow to yellow-green with light to heavy rust-colored dusting. Both male and female have deeply indented black ...… read more
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