Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
Male - Luskville, QC 2015/06/04
Algonquin Provincial Park, ON 2012/05/19
Kirk Cove, ON 2017/06/03
Female - Eardley, QC 2011/06/16
Member of Family: Papilionidae
French common name: Papillon tigré du Canada
This is the more northerly of our Tiger Swallowtail species. It ranges through most of Quebec.
For further info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada ( en français ) but for more information about recent research on the taxonomy of the Tiger Swallowtail group in Ontario, visit this summary page on the TEA website.