black swallowtail.
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Black Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Black Swallowtail status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae tribus = Papilionini genus = Papilio species = P. polyxenes binomial = Papilio polyxenes binomial… … Wikipedia
black swallowtail — noun : a common butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) of eastern No. America that is black with yellow spots and has a larva that often feeds on the foliage of carrots, parsley, and related plants * * * black swallowtail, an American butterfly, black… … Useful english dictionary
black swallowtail — noun Date: 1889 a usually dark colored New World swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) having yellow spots on the wing margins and a black spot centered within a larger orange spot on the hindwing inner edge … New Collegiate Dictionary
black swallowtail. — See under swallowtail (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
Poey's Black Swallowtail — Taxobox name = Poey s Black Swallowtail status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Papilionidae genus = Papilio species = P. caiguanabus binomial = Papilio… … Wikipedia
Swallowtail — Swal low*tail , n. 1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See {Dovetail}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of willow. [1913 Webster] 3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or front forming a re[ e]ntrant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swallowtail butterfly — This article is about the insect family. For other uses, see Swallowtail. Swallowtail butterflies Cairns Birdwing, Ornithoptera euphorion (G.R. Gray 1852) … Wikipedia
swallowtail — /swol oh tayl /, n. 1. the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow. 2. any of several butterflies of the genus Papilio, characterized by elongated hind wings that resemble the tail of a swallow, as P. polyxenes (black… … Universalium
Swallowtail Shiner — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
swallowtail butterfly — Any of more than 500 species (genus Papilio, family Papilionidae) of butterflies found worldwide except in the Arctic. Some have tail like extensions of the hind wing. Colour patterns vary with species, sex, season, and sometimes location (see… … Universalium
