Eurytides marcellus, Zebra Swallowtail

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Freshly emerged adult

Description: 33-47 mm. White with black stripes and long sword-like tails. There is a red spot at the bottom of the hind wing. The tails are shorter in the spring time adults and get loger with each passing generation through the year.

Habitat and Distribution: This species inhabits well-drained highlands pines and sandhill habitats where host plant grows throughout the Southeast United States. They fly from March throught October.

Host Plant: Pawpaw (Asimina sps)

Natural History: The host plant does not occur in the Keys. They could stray to the Keys from time to time from the mainland. They do not breed in the Keys

Freshly emerged adult

Freshly emerged adult

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Final Instar Larva

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Freshly emerged adult

Freshly emerged adult

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