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spicebush swallowtail |
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Papilio troilus |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) |
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Suborder: |
Glossata |
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Infraorder: |
Neolepidoptera |
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Parvorder: |
Heteroneura |
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Ditrysia |
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Obtectomera |
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Superfamily: |
Papilionoidea (butterflies) |
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Family: |
Papilionidae (swallowtails) |
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Subfamily: |
Papilioninae (swallowtails) |
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Tribe: |
Papilionini (fluted swallowtails) |
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| Flight/Season | Two broods from April to October. |
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| Habitat | Deciduous woodlands and open areas near woodlands, woodland edges, fields, roadsides, yards, pine barrens, wooded swamps, and parks. |
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| Larval Food | Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin), sassafras (Sassafras albidum), pondspice (Litsea aestivalis) bay (Persea); perhaps northern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum), tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana), and camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). Of these, only prickly ash is found in Minnesota. |
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| Adult Food | Nectar from Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis), thistle (Cirsium), milkweed (Asclepias), azalea (Rhododendron), dogbane (Apocynum), lantana (Lantana), sensitive plant (Mimosa), and sweet pepperbush (Clethra). |
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| Common Names |
spicebush swallowtail |
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