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Hurricane Andrew, one of the most devastating tropical cyclones in U.S. history, ravaged Elliott Key, Florida. “Most of the ...
It can be a treacherous thing, hunting this particular butterfly. illustration of Papilio blumei: monica serrano, NGM Staff The peacock swallowtail, Papilio blumei, lives only here, on the ...
A host to the caterpillars of the eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus), the tulip tree is also the exclusive host of the larvae of giant silkmoths (Callosamia angulifera ...
House Bill 4308 of 2025 would create a new act that would make the black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) the official butterfly of this state. This act would take effect 90 days after ...
The database contains images of the butterfly specimens upon which Linnaeus based his descriptions. Linnaeus described 305 taxa under the name Papilio. Of these, 241 refer to currently valid butterfly ...