Papilio cresphontes  Cramer, 1777 – Eastern Giant Swallowtail

An Eastern Giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) nectaring on butterfly bush flowers (Buddleja davidii)
An Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) nectaring on butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii)

Taxonomy

  1. Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Family: Papilionidae Latreille, 1809
  3. Subfamily: Papilioninae Latreille, 1802
  4. Tribe: Papilionini Latreille, [1802]
  5. Genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758
  6. Species: cresphontes Cramer, 1777 P3# 770306 MONA# 4170