Eurytides marcellus  (Cramer, 1777) – Zebra Swallowtail

A freshly-emerged, spring form Zebra Swallowtail butterfly (Eurytides marcellus) resting on a garlic mustard flower (Alliaria petiolata)
A freshly-emerged, spring form Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) resting on garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Taxonomy

  1. Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Family: Papilionidae Latreille, 1809
  3. Subfamily: Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
  4. Tribe: Leptocircini Kirby, 1896
  5. Genus: Eurytides Hubner, [1821]
  6. Species: marcellus (Cramer, 1777) P3# 770296 MONA# 4184