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THE BUTTERFLY ESTATES     Back to Home Page    Taxonomic Groups   Skippers (Hesperiidae)       Firetips (Pyrropyginae)       Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)       Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)       Giant Skippers (Megathyminae)     Parnassians and  Swallowtails     (Papilionidae)       Parnassians (Parnassiinae)       Swallowtails (Papilioninae)     Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)       Mimic-Whites (Dismorphiinae)       Whites (Pierinae)       Sulphurs (Coliadinae)     Gossamer-wing Butterflies     (Lycaenidae)       Harvesters (Miletinae)       Coppers (Lycaeninae)       Hairstreaks (Theclinae)       Blues (Polyommatinae)     Metalmarks (Riodinidae)     Brush-footed Butterflies     (Nymphalidae)       Snouts (Libytheinae)       Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)       Clearwing Butterflies (Ithomiinae)       Longwings (Heliconiinae)       True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)       Admirals and Relatives    (Limenitidinae)       Tropical Brushfoots (Biblidinae)       Leafwings (Charaxinae)       Emperors (Apaturinae)       Morphos (Morphinae)       Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs    (Satyrinae)     Polydamas Swallowtail   -  Battus polydamas (Linnaeus, 1758 ) Click on image above to enlarge Family: Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Subfamily: Swallowtails (Papilioninae ) Identification: Lacks tails. Black above with submarginal yellow band. Wing span: 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 inches (9 - 12 cm) Life history: Female lays eggs in groups of 10-14 on exposed new stems or growing tips of vines. Caterpillars feed in groups when young. Overwinter as chrysalids. Habitat: Open woods, abandoned fields, disturbed areas. Caterpillar hosts: Pipevines (Aristolochia species) Adult food: Nectar of lantana. Occasionally seen feeding on honeysuckle and soapweed flowers Range: South Texas and peninsular Florida south to Argentina. Strays north to Kentucky and Missouri. 40002

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