Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Characteristics: This spcecies of butterfly can be found in gardens and at the edges of forests.
Its coloration resembles that of the Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly.
Larvae feed on spicebush, sassafras and bay plants. The green caterpillar has a humpback with a large black and yellow eyespot on its sides.
General Adult Size (Length):
89mm to 114mm
(3.50in to 4.49in)
Identifying Colors: black; blue; orange; white; yellow; green
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
Category: Butterfly or Moth
Common Name: Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Scientific Name: (Papilio troilus)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: troilus
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