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This species is a great example of an endemic insect benefiting from, as well as supporting, an endemic plant population.īeetle Identification Butterfly Identification Caterpillar Identification Spider ID Fungal Infections on Insects Nursery Web Spider Official State Insects Termite Basics Insect Molting Process Bugs of Tennessee Look for adults drinking nectar from flowers in areas that are near woods and moisture. A tri-colored band of blue-black-yellow forms a ring on a swollen area near the head. Caterpillars are fleshy and, depending on maturity, can be blue-gray, black, or green.
Zebra Swallowtails can be found flying as late as December in the warmest parts of Florida. (Pawpaw fruit has rarely been seen outside of the South.) Larvae also eat from white squirrel banana trees, also called royal false pawpaws, which are native to Florida. Caterpillars love to eat the leaves of the Pawpaw Tree, a native southern tree that produces large, impressive fruits that have a sweet, custard-like taste and texture. I have not noted an affinity for any particular nectar plants, but as with all swallowtails, the species is often found nectaring. They are mostly seen in the spring, but they fly all summer long. The Zebra Swallowtail is the only white Swallowtail in its range. Iridescent blue sits at the bottom edge of the hindwings, just before the tail extension. On the underside of the forewings, the stripes are still present, but a vibrant red fills in the gap between two middle stripes. A red spot at the inner edge of each hindwing lends a pop of color at the tip of the abdomen. They are narrow and white with black centers. The long tail at the end of each hindwing is a common feature on most Swallowtails. Zebra Swallowtail is a beautiful species of swallowtail butterfly mainly found in different regions of United States. The overall wing shape resembles a kite, and this butterfly is sometimes called just that: a Kite Swallowtail. These stripes are thicker in individuals born in the heat of the summer. Notes: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly - Blank College-Ruled Lined Notebook (Student Animal Journals for Writing Journaling & Note-taking) Renoir. I’m ever amazed at the wonders of nature, which certainly include the life cycles of butterflies and I thoroughly enjoyed observing this one.As part of its name suggests, the Zebra Swallowtail is white with black stripes. After a couple of hours, it’s wings were hardened, it took flight and was gone. Two weeks later it emerged from its chrysalis at the left of this image and became a mature buttefly. Zebra swallowtail butterfly and chrysalis
Zebra swallowtail, Protographium marcellus (Cramer), with wings spread. It is one of our most beautiful swallowtails ( Figures 1 and 2 ). kite swallowtail (tribe Leptocircini Graphiini) (Opler and Krizek 1984). One week later it was about one inch long, and it then made this chrysalis. The zebra swallowtail, Protographium marcellus (Cramer), is our only native U.S. At this stage it is about one-half inch long and feeding on paw-paw leaves, the only leaves it will eat. This is the zebra swallowtail caterpillar, which my friend, Connie brought to me. This photograph is special to me, because the butterfly is one I raised, and it was made shortly after the butterfly emerged from its chrysalis. And I have seen it in our Lexington, Kentucky, backyard twice in the last two years. I’ve often seen this butterfly while hiking woodland streams and watching for spring wildflowers.
The Zebra swallowtail is one of my favorite butterflies.
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