Papilio brevicauda
Papilio brevicauda
Papilio brevicauda is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Swallowtail Butterfly ( Papilionidae ).
- 5.1 Notes and references
- 5.2 Literature
Description
Butterfly
The wingspan of the moth is 57-73 mm. All wings have a black base color. On top of the wing there is a double row of yellow spots that sometimes pass into orange tints and their inner row is made up of significantly larger spots. The hind wings show a bluish spot series between the yellow spots and a reddish, black cored eyespot. Specific type are the short tail with the nature has bestowed the name Short-tailed Swallowtail ( Kurzschwänziger dovetail ) in the English language, which distinguishes them from other, otherwise similar drawing styles and makes them virtually unique. The underside of the hind wing has all the features of the top in the same places, the spots of the series, however, are filled mostly orange.
Egg
The ball-shaped eggs are cream colored and provided with a reddish brown ring on the top. They are laid singly on the leaves of a plant food.
Caterpillar
Younger caterpillars have a brownish color and are provided with some cream-colored spots. They try to protect themselves from predators by this bird droppings - mimesis. Full-grown caterpillars are yellow colored green to bright green and wearing several black horizontal stripes, which are provided with several yellow dots.
Doll
The belt color doll is variable depending on the region of occurrence in all shades between green and black.
Similar Species
Regarding the drawing elements on the wings of Papilio polyxenes is a similar type, but differs by the longer tails on the hind wings and inhabited predominantly eastern, central and southern areas of the USA.
Distribution and habitat
Papilio brevicauda only occurs in some eastern Canadian provinces. The species prefers to live in coastal areas, open spaces, and occasionally in gardens.
Way of life
The moths fly in one generation a year in June and July. Visit for nectar intake like different flowers or take fluid and minerals in humid Erdstellen on. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of various umbelliferous plants ( Apiaceae ), in particular of Ligusticum scothicum. Other food crops include Coelopleurum lucidum, lanatum Heracleum, Angelica atropurpurea, parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa), Conioselinum chinense, carrot (Daucus carota subsp. Sativus ), parsley (Petroselinum crispum ) and Real celery ( Apium graveolens ). The pupa overwinters.
Subspecies
The following sub- types can be distinguished:
- Papilio brevicauda brevicauda Saunders, 1869; Newfoundland, Labrador and Anticosti
- Papilio brevicauda bretonensis McDunnough, 1939; Cape Breton Iceland, New Brunswick
- Papilio brevicauda gaspeensis McDunnough, 1934; Québec