Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Papilionidae (pap-ill-lee-ON-ih-dee) (Info) Genus: Eurytides Species: marcellus Profile: 2 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 Middleburg, Pennsylvania Memphis, Tennessee King George, 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!

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