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What is the scientific name for the Anise Swallowtail butterfly?
'Papilio dardanus' is the scientific, Latin or binomial name for the African Swallowtail Butterfly. Other common names include 'Mocker Swallowtail' and 'Flying Handkerchief'. But 'African Swallowtail' is perhaps the most familiar of the common names. It's geographically the most precise, what with the butterfly's native range in sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the common name for Papilio dardanus?
'African Swallowtail', 'Mocker Swallowtail' or 'Flying Handkerchief' may be common names for Papilio dardanus. Perhaps the most known of the common names is 'African Swallowtail'. Specifically, this colorful butterfly may be found in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.But in a way 'Mocker Swallowtail' fits best. That's because the female is known for two kinds of mock or mimicking behavior. In one scenario, she successfully has predators believe that she's one of the distasteful butterflies. In the other scenario, she successfully has lustful males of her own kind believe that she's just another male.In the first scenario, mimickry or mock behavior solves the problems of predation. In the second scenario, it solves the problem of stalking.
What is the scientific name for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?
The scientific name for the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is Papilio glaucus.
How would you write the correct scientific name for the common name Black Swallowtail?
The scientific name for the Black Swallowtail is Papilio polyxenes.
What is the common name for Papilio Pericles?
swallowtail butterfly
What is the piture swallow tail butterfly?
(Papilio dardanus) The Papilio dardanus swallowtail is a light cream colored swallowtail. It's supposedly called The Flying Handkerchief because it will attack a handkerchief if you throw it in the air. Of course you have to be in Africa for this to work. Origin: Africa. This butterfly fits just fine in the 7.5 x 6.5 case, however the 9.5 x 9.5 offers a more spacious look.
What does Black Swallowtail mean in latin?
Papilio polyxenes is the Latin name of the Black Swallowtail, which is also called the American or parsnip swallowtail.
What is the scientific name for the Corsican Swallowtail butterfly?
The scientific name for the Corsican swallowtail butterfly is Papilio hospiton.
What is the Coastal Swallowtail butterfly's main host plant?
Papilio troilus
What is Virginia state insect?
Virginia's state insect is the tiger swallowtail butterfly.
What is the scientific name for the green swallowtail butterfly?
The scientific name of the Green swallowtail butterfly is Papilio blumei.
What is the scientific name for the Lepidoptera known as the Giant swallowtail?
The accepted scientific name is Papilio cresphontes.
