Big Sky Institute at Montana State University. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies. ^ a b c d Pyle, Robert Michael (1981).New York City, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Eurytides marcellus Zebra Swallowtail".The chrysalis hibernates in areas of its range with cold winters. Three small horns project from the head and thorax. The chrysalis is either green or brown, and is more compact compared to chrysalids in the genus Papilio. The larva has a yellow, foul-smelling, forked gland called an osmeterium which it will use to deter predators, especially spiders and ants. In both forms, between the swollen thorax and the abdomen, there is a yellow, black, and bluish-white band. The more common form is green with yellow and white transverse stripes the rarer form is black and banded with white and orange. Young caterpillars are black with lighter colored transverse stripes. The round egg is pale green, later turning orange brown. Since the caterpillars are cannibalistic, females lay their eggs singly on pawpaw leaves or on the tree trunks.
Other food sources include rotting fruit and urine. These nutrients aid the male in reproduction. Males participate in a behavior known as puddling, in which individuals congregate on sand, gravel, or moist soil to obtain salts and amino acids. Both males and females avidly visit flowers, including species from the families Apocynaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Lythraceae, Polemoniaceae, and Rosaceae. Females will fly slowly when searching for suitable host plants. They usually fly 0.5 to 1.8 meters (2 to 6 ft) above the ground. Males will patrol near host plants in search of females, flying swiftly and directly. It has two broods in the north and three to four in the south, with the first brood being the most numerous. The zebra swallowtail can be seen from late March to August in the northern portion of its range and from February to December in the southern portion. Summer forms are larger, have broader black stripes, and longer, black tails with white edges. Spring forms are smaller, more white, and have short, black tails with white tips. marcellus has two seasonal forms, one occurring in the spring and the other in the summer. A red stripe runs along the middle of the ventral hindwing. The inner margin of the hindwing has two blue spots on the corner and a red spot near the body. A pair of swordlike tails extend from the hindwings. The triangular wings are white to greenish white with black longitudinal stripes. That means we do not have that item for sale at this time.ġ-4 Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Egg $2.00 Eaĥ or more Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs $1.The zebra swallowtail has a wingspan of 6.4 to 10.4 cm (2.5 to 4.1 in). If you do not see a add to cart button to order. This item can only be shipped UPS Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air. This item can only be shipped to Florida unless you have a import permit for your state.Please check our USDA Shipping Rules Page before ordering. Caterpillars usually take from one to three weeks to reach pupation size depending on species. You may purchase your Pawpaw from us or from a local dealer. Remember you must have Pawpaw for these caterpillars when they arrive as their food supply. All butterfly egg shipments must be next day air. The Zebra Swallowtail catapillar has a very unusal way that it walks. Zebra Swallowtail butterfly eggs are lime green and laid on the underside of PawPaw tree leaves to hide them predators.
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