Black Swallowtail vs broadleaf acacia

Papilio polyxenes compared with Acacia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

broadleaf acacia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Swallowtail	broadleaf acacia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

broadleaf acacia

Habitat

Typically found in 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.

broadleaf acacia

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