Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Papilionidae (pap-ill-lee-ON-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Eurytides
Species: marcellus
Profile:3 positives
No neutrals
No negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Deer, Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Brooksville, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Lutz, Florida
Palm Coast, Florida
Palm Harbor, Florida
Spring Hill, Florida
Chester, Illinois
Hebron, Kentucky
Frederick, Maryland
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Conway, Missouri
Cincinnati, Ohio
Middleburg, Pennsylvania
Memphis, Tennessee
King George, Virginia
Bruceton Mills, West Virginia
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Positive | onalee | On Aug 4, 2006, onalee from Brooksville, FL
(Zone 9a) wrote:Upper surface of wings with black stripes on pale whitish-green background; hindwings have very long tails. Early-spring form is smaller and lighter colored. Orange markings on underside of wings.
Caterpillar hosts: Shrubs of the genus Asimina (pawpaw) in the Annonaceae family.
| | Positive | twopuppies | On May 12, 2008, twopuppies from Chester, IL wrote: May 1- I do not recall seeing them flying this early in southern Illinois in past years- the Eastern Tigers are flying with the Lilac blooms as usual and the Black Swallowtails are looking for wild carrot with the first real spring days- only males so far this season! | | Positive | tabasco | On May 26, 2009, tabasco from Cincinnati (Anderson Twp), OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:The zebra swallowtail is one of the first butterflies we see each springtime here in our woods on the edge of Cincinnati. This year I saw our first around May 5. They normally have two or three flights each summer in our region.
The zebra ST is a real beauty flying through the nectar garden and we planted several Paw Paw trees (Zebra ST host plant) along the forest edge to try to entice them to make a colony here. |
| | By linthicum
 By onalee
 By Magpye
 By Floridian
 By Ally_UT
 By bsharf
 By mellielong
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