Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus

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Zebra Swallowtails have a wingspan of around 1.9 to 3 inches wide. They are mainly forest, semi-wooded dwellers, often seen in low moist spots. They have several generations per year and adults use flower nectar as a food source. Adults in the spring tend to be a bit smaller than the ones in the summer.

Their range includes most of the eastern US. Their main host plant is Pawpaw - Asimina triloba. In some southern state they may also use some smaller PawPaw family plants such as Asimina parvifolia, speciosa, pygmaea, obovata, and reticulata.

Their eggs are light green and laid singly on the host plants.

(Webmaster's note: I have not yet been able to raise any Zebra Swallowtails, so I do not have a lot of information about them. I have not even been able to get a picture of an adult yet, but hope to summer 2004. Meanwhile more information, including a picture, can be found at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center web site at: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/MO/694.htm.)