Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha vs Black Swallowtail

Papilio machaon compared with Papilio polyxenes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha	Black Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Papilionidae	Papilionidae
Genus same	Papilio	Papilio
Species	Papilio machaon	Papilio polyxenes

Evolutionary Relationship

Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha and Black Swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Papilio.

Conservation Status

Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha

LC — Least Concern

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha	Black Swallowtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (39 countries), and North America (Canada).

Black Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, and United States.

Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha

A borboleta-rabo-de-andorinha-da-artemísia (Papilio machaon) é uma grande borboleta da família Papilionidae, amplamente distribuída pela Eurásia e América do Norte, com asas amarelas cruzadas por linhas negras e manchas azuis. As lagartas se alimentam de plantas da família Apiaceae e de artemísia, e seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada