Artemisia Swallowtail vs Black Swallowtail

Papilio machaon compared with Papilio polyxenes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artemisia Swallowtail	Black Swallowtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Papilionidae	Papilionidae
Genus same	Papilio	Papilio
Species	Papilio machaon	Papilio polyxenes

Evolutionary Relationship

Artemisia Swallowtail and Black Swallowtail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Papilio.

Conservation Status

Artemisia Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Black Swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artemisia Swallowtail

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.

Artemisia Swallowtail

艾草凤蝶（Papilio machaon）是一种广泛分布于欧亚大陆和北美的大型凤蝶，翅膀黄色，具黑色条纹和蓝色点斑。其幼虫以伞形科植物及艾蒿类植物为食，保护状态为无危（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