Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Giant Swallowtail on Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). An adult's wingspan is about 100–160 mm. The body and wings are dark brown to black with yellow bands. There is a yellow "eye" in each wing tail. The abdomen has bands of yellow along with the previously mentioned brown.
Habitat: Large meadow
The giant swallowtail is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now considered to belong to a different species, "Papilio rumiko".
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Dec 23, 2018. Captured Jul 26, 2013 23:07 in 75 Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
