( Papilio zelicaon )
PHOTO COMMENT
(Hippolyte Lucas ,1852 )
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
CREDITS
Robert Zucker
Insect Sciences Museum of California
References
| Anise Swallowtail ( Papilio zelicaon ) | |
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PHOTO COMMENT | |
| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Papilio zelicaon (Hippolyte Lucas ,1852 ) |
| Common Name: | Anise Swallowtail |
| Life Stage: | (A) adult |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Holometabola |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Papilioninae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Taxon Code: | LEP00331 |
| ITIS/TSN: | 777698 |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location Name | |
| Cerrito Creek, Albany | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CA01020000 |
RECOGNITION | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Food | |
| Caterpillar hosts: Many species in the parsley family (Apiaceae), and some in the citrus family (Rutaceae). Adults visit many flowers, and often visit moist ground. | |
| Habitat | |
| Bare hills, mountains, gardens, fields, vacant lots, and roadsides. | |
| Range | |
| From British Columbia southeast to North Dakota, south to s. California, Arizona, New Mexico; Baja California; Mexico. A rare stray to central Nebraska and eastern North Dakota.(1) | |
| Flight Period | |
| One flight from April-July | |
CREDITS | |
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Photographer Robert Zucker Insect Sciences Museum of California | |
References | |
| Species Papilio zelicaon - Anise Swallowtail. (http://bugguide.net/node/view/28235). Accessed March 12, 2016. . | |
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