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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio canadensis

The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly with yellow and black stripes. It flutters around gardens and forests, bringing joy with its colorful wings.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Canadian Tiger Swallowtail is a large, vibrant butterfly with striking yellow wings marked by bold black tiger-like stripes. Its hindwings feature two distinctive "tails" and subtle blue and orange spots near the edge, setting it apart from similar species.

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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Canadian Tiger Swallowtails sometimes gather in "puddle clubs" to drink vital minerals from damp soil.

The caterpillars change their skin color from green to brown before they turn into a chrysalis!

These butterflies taste with their feet to find the best flowers for nectar!

They spend most of their life as a caterpillar, only emerging as a beautiful butterfly for a few short weeks!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Snake Impersonator

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail can mimic a snake's head with its caterpillar form because of large eye-like spots that deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Defender

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail has a special organ called an osmeterium that emits a foul smell when disturbed, helping them ward off attackers.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Sipper

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail can efficiently drink nectar from deep flowers because of its long, coiled proboscis that acts like a straw.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
65-80 mm
Größe
30-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on tree leaves to grow big and strong.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) feed on tree leaves, while adults drink nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flower nectar
  • Trembling aspen leaves
  • Paper birch leaves
  • Wild cherry leaves

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Caterpillars eat its leaves for food.

depends on

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Another important host plant for the caterpillars.

pollinates

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Adults drink nectar and transfer pollen.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Birds are common predators of both caterpillars and adults.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Butterflies are gentle and safe to watch, but don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

65-80 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

10-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

20 km/h

Was frisst Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

Adults sip sweet flower nectar, while their young munch on tree leaves to grow big and strong.

Wo findet man Canadian Tiger Swallowtail normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Canadian Tiger Swallowtail?

6

Snap-Karte

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