Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha vs Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Papilio machaon compared with Papilio cresphontes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha	Eastern Giant 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 cresphontes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Papilio

Conservation Status

Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha	Eastern Giant 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).

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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).