Scientific Name
Papilio polyxenes
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Papilio polyxenes Fabricius, 1775
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Black Swallowtail
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Subphylum | Hexapoda |
Class | Insecta |
Subclass | Pterygota |
Infraclass | Neoptera |
Superorder | Holometabola |
Order | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
Family | Papilionidae |
Subfamily | Papilioninae |
Tribe | Papilionini |
Genus | Papilio |
Subgenus | Papilio (Papilio) |
Species | Papilio polyxenes |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rock, Janet. 2004. Checklists of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Butterflies, Trees/Shrubs/Vines and Ferns in GRSM supplied by Janet Rock on 6/21/04
widespread (Sholtens, 2009)
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
18
References
Vouchers
11
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
TJM - I&M Office
Created Date
12/6/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
8 records; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/411127126516499cbaa3c2f995474179;
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