Papilio cresphontes

TaxID: 77256

Basic Information

Papilio cresphontes

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The eastern giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now (as of 2014) considered to belong to a different species, Papilio rumiko. Though it is often valued in gardens for its striking appearance, its larval stage can be a serious pest to citrus farms, which has earned its caterpillars the names orange dog or orange puppy. The eastern giant swallowtail caterpillars possess remarkable camouflage from predators by closely resembling bird droppings. They use this, along with their osmeteria, to defend against predators such as wasps, flies, and vertebrates.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Papilionidae

Papilio

Papilio cresphontes

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Guatemala Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR3138036 muscle adult female 15191552 USA: Texas, Denton Co., Flower Mound, Grapevine Lake, Murrell Park
SRR3138031 muscle adult male 1397527 USA: Texas, Denton Co., Flower Mound, Grapevine Lake, Murrell Park
SRR3138037 muscle adult male 32265565 USA: Texas, Denton Co., Flower Mound, Grapevine Lake, Murrell Park

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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