Acacia vs Black Swallowtail

Acacia lysiphloia compared with Papilio polyxenes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acacia	Black Swallowtail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Acacia	Papilio
Species	Acacia lysiphloia	Papilio polyxenes

Conservation Status

Acacia

LC — Least Concern

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acacia	Black Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acacia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

Acacia

The Acacia (Acacia lysiphloia) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Swallowtail

The Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is a species in the genus Papilio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.