Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly Papilio troilus

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The spicebush swallowtail is found throughout the eastern half of the United States from southern Canada south to southern Florida. There are at least three generations a year in the Deep South. Males are reported to drink from mud puddles. More commonly, they are extracting minerals from wet soil. Males patrol host plants and flyways to locate females. Eggs are laid singly on the undersides of new leaves of the host plants. Swallowtails lay eggs exclusively on plants in the Lauraceae family (Magnolia Order), which includes Spicebush (Lindera bezoin); Sassafras (Sassafras albidum); Sweet Bay (Magnolia virginiana); and Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipfera).

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