Summary ⁴

Papilio cresphontes, the giant swallowtail or in its larval phase the orange dog or orange puppy, is a swallowtail butterfly common in parts of North America and marginally into South America (Colombia and Venezuela only). In the United States and Canada it is mainly found in the south and east. With a wingspan of about 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3 in), it is the largest butterfly in Canada and the United States.

Observations ⁵

From Ontario : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&place_id=6883&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=50072&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Globally : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=50072&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Sources and Credits

1. (c) chiggi55, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2. (c) Paul Orr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Paul Orr
3. (c) Evan M. Raskin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Evan M. Raskin
4. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_cresphontes
5. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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