Attributes of Eurytides marcellus
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification: Upper surface of wings with black stripes on pale whitish-green background; hindwings have very long tails. Early-spring form is smaller and lighter colored.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 4 inches (6.4 - 10.4 cm).
Life History: Adult males fly in the understory near host plants to find females. Females lay single green eggs on lower leaves of host plant. Caterpillars live and feed on the underside of these leaves, then pupate and hibernate there.
Flight: Two flights, April-August, in the northern part of its range; many flights, March-December, in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Shrubs of the genus Asimina (pawpaw) in the Annonaceae family. Young plants are preferred.
Adult Food: Moisture from sand and nectar from flowers including blueberry, blackberry, lilac, redbud, viper\'s bugloss, verbena, dogbane, and common milkweed.
Habitat: Breeds in moist low woodlands near swamps and rivers. Adults fly to nectar plants in open fields and brushy areas.
Range: Rare in northern part of range.
Conservation: Not usually of concern.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Maintain host trees in various stages of succession.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 15, 2013 | Doug Bruce | Hardin County, Tennessee, United States | April 23, 2013 | Details |
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January 21, 2013 | Naseem Reza | Brevard County, Florida, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 06, 2013 | Nancee Cobb | Washington County, Florida, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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April 17, 2013 | CA Ivy | Johnson County, Arkansas, United States | April 17, 2013 | Details |
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March 30, 2013 | astrofizz | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | April 14, 2013 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | De McDaniel | Crawford County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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June 01, 2012 | Jim Bender | Shawnee County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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July 28, 2012 | raiderxx | Shawnee County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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February 27, 2013 | jomarlin | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | March 16, 2013 | Details |
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May 24, 2012 | Joe Saunders | Mercer County, West Virginia, United States | February 07, 2013 | Details |
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August 26, 2010 | Debbie Taylor | Pope County, Arkansas, United States | January 02, 2013 | Details |
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May 10, 2012 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | December 29, 2012 | Details |
| March 04, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 04, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 06, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 07, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Monroe County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 10, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 18, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 24, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 25, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 31, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 01, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 08, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 13, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Calhoun County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| April 28, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 12, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 19, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 05, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Kazuo Inagaki) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 19, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| May 28, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Paulette Haywood Ogard) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| June 03, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Cleburne County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 14, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Keith Carter) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| March 15, 2012 | legacy.reporter (Patsy Harris Russo) | Monroe County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| August 26, 2012 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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October 04, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | November 12, 2012 | Details |
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June 05, 2012 | gheep | St Louis County, Minnesota, United States | November 01, 2012 | Details |
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May 28, 2012 | Dawnsmoth | Alamance County, North Carolina, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | Rose A. Payne | Georgia, Taylor County, United States | October 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 15, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | September 23, 2012 | Details |
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June 20, 2012 | mom2krb | Loudoun County, Virginia, United States | September 14, 2012 | Details |
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September 01, 2012 | jolynn56468 | Cass County, Texas, United States | September 12, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | naturecoastnaturalist | Levy County, Florida, United States | September 11, 2012 | Details |
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September 08, 2012 | Pammiepi | Clay County, Florida, United States | September 11, 2012 | Details |
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August 30, 2012 | jjflossem | Hernando County, Florida, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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April 11, 2012 | cfhayes | McIntosh County, Georgia, United States | August 27, 2012 | Details |
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March 24, 2012 | sinsister | White County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 10, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 13, 2012 | adamschaffer | Benton County, Arkansas, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
