How do you tell the difference between a male and female black Swallowtail?
The male black swallowtail has more noticable yellow and less blue on the wings. The female black swallowtail has more blue and less yellow on the wings.
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Species of Swallowtails
King swallowtailOrchard swallowtailAnise swallowtailOld World swallowtailWestern Giant SwallowtailSpicebush swallowtailSpangleCommon mormonPalamedes swallowtailYellow helenWestern tiger swallowtailRed helenCitrus swallowtailParis peacockPale swallowtailPink-spotted swallowtailBlue mormonChinese peacockAsian swallowtailTwo-tailed swallowtailCanadian tiger swallowtailEastern tiger swallowtailBlack SwallowtailGiant swallowtailLime swallowtailMagnificent swallowtailGreat mormonScarlet mormon swallowtailMalabar banded peacock swallowtailAfrican swallowtailFormosan swallowtailMalabar raven butterflyGreen-banded swallowtailBlue swallowtailBroad-banded swallowtailThree-tailed tiger swallowtailGreat Blue MimePapilio deiphobusMalabar banded swallowtailGreen banded swallowtailOrnythion swallowtailTorquatus swallowtailPapilio bianor
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods
Class
Bugs
Family
Swallowtail butterflies
Genus
Swallowtails
Species
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
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