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Species

Species:

Family:

Size

Large

Where Found

Habitat

This species has been reported in these Florida counties:

• ALACHUA
• BREVARD
• BROWARD
• CHARLOTTE
• CITRUS
• COLLIER
• DE SOTO
• DIXIE
• FLAGLER
• GILCHRIST
• GLADES
• HENDRY
• HERNANDO
• HIGHLANDS
• HILLSBOROUGH
• INDIAN RIVER
• LAKE
• LEE
• MANATEE
• MARION
• MARTIN
• MIAMI-DADE
• MONROE
• OKEECHOBEE
• ORANGE
• OSCEOLA
• PALM BEACH
• PASCO
• PINELLAS
• POLK
• PUTNAM
• SAINT JOHNS
• SAINT LUCIE
• SARASOTA
• SUMTER
• VOLUSIA

Flight Period

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Description

Large tailless swallowtail common year round in south Florida. Colonizes more northern portions of the state in late summer and fall. A regular in urban parks, suburban yards and gardens. Adults continuously flutter their wings while feeding. As a result, they can access nectar in a wide variety of flower shapes and sizes including longer tubular blossoms. | Photos by Jaret Daniels