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Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly
Eurytides marcellus
Conservation Status: Not Listed
Size: 2 to 4.5 inches
Range: Eastern half of the United States from Southern Texas up to New England.
Habitat: open fields, meadows, woodlands, swampy areas, rivers; land close to water.
Diet: nectar from flowers such as: blueberry, redbud, blackberry; lilac, milkweed, dogbane, verbena and viper's bugloss.
Breeding: Females lay single green eggs.
Nesting: Zebra swallowtail nests are found on the undersides of pawpaw leaves.
Description & Behavior
The zebra swallowtail butterfly has black and white striped wings; with long sword-like tails that are tipped with white.
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