Papilio troilus  Linnaeus, 1758 – Spicebush Swallowtail

A male Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio truilus) on American sweetgum sapling (Liquidambar styraciflua)
A male Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio truilus) on American sweetgum sapling (Liquidambar styraciflua)

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: troilus Linnaeus, 1758 P3# 770324 MONA# 4181