Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama
Deer, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
New Milford, Connecticut
Bear, Delaware
Ellendale, Delaware
Apopka, Florida
Brooksville, Florida(2 reports)
Cape Coral, Florida
Deland, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Lutz, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Palm Coast, Florida
Palm Harbor, Florida
Quincy, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Byron, Georgia
Cornelia, Georgia
Dacula, Georgia
Dallas, Georgia
Algonquin, Illinois
Cary, Illinois
Cherry Valley, Illinois
Chester, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Divernon, Illinois
Elmhurst, Illinois
Galva, Illinois
La Grange Park, Illinois
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Park Forest, Illinois
Princeton, Illinois
Rock Falls, Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Inwood, Iowa
Yale, Iowa
Benton, Kentucky
Cadiz, Kentucky
Ewing, Kentucky
Goshen, Kentucky
Hebron, Kentucky
Denham Springs, Louisiana
La Place, Louisiana
Minden, Louisiana
Durham, Maine
Crofton, Maryland
Fallston, Maryland
Frederick, Maryland
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Halifax, Massachusetts
Swansea, Massachusetts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wayzata, Minnesota
Florence, Mississippi
Madison, Mississippi
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
Tupelo, Mississippi
Wiggins, Mississippi
Cole Camp, Missouri
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hudson, New Hampshire
Maplewood, New Jersey
Marlton, New Jersey
Brooklyn, New York
Himrod, New York
St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cary, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Concord, North Carolina
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mooresville, North Carolina
Oxford, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bucyrus, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio(2 reports)
Guysville, Ohio
Medina, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
Kellyville, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Alexandria, Pennsylvania
Middleburg, Pennsylvania
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Lexington, South Carolina
Okatie, South Carolina
Saint Matthews, South Carolina
Lebanon, Tennessee
Pocahontas, Tennessee
Arlington, Texas
Desoto, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Garland, Texas
Harker Heights, Texas
Houston, Texas
Lewisville, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Mc Kinney, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Leesburg, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Seattle, Washington
Liberty, West Virginia
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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themikeman
twopuppies
Malus2006
Magpye
Identification: Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 forms: one yellow like the male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has many iridescent blue scales and an orange marginal spot. On the underside of forewing of both female forms the row of marginal spots has merged into a continuous band.
Life history: Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on host leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids overwinter.
Flight: 3 flights from February-November in Deep South; 2 flights from May-September in north.
Caterpillar hosts: Leaves of various plants includin... read more
Dea
melody
Found east of the Rocky Mountains and the caterpillar eats the foliage of the wild cherry, birch, poplar, ash, and tulip trees.