Short-tailed Swallowtail
Gallery Location
Not on View
Object number
ROME44089
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Arthropoda
- Class Insecta
- Order Lepidoptera
- Family Papilionidae
- Subfamily Papilioninae
- Tribe Papilionini
- Genus Papilio
- SpecificEpithet brevicauda
Department
Natural History: Insects & Arachnids
Description
Short-tailed Swallowtails--named for their short tails--are found in Canada only in the Maritime provinces and parts of Quebec surrounding the St. Lawrence River. They can be found in gardens, inland meadows and high alpine areas up to the treelline.
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