Papilio glaucus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 - femelă

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specimen obtained from growth, starting from an egg harvested on April 27, 1981, the larva being raised on Prunus serotina; the specimen was obtained on July 21, 1981; at the needle there is still the original collection label Specia Papilio glaucus is spread in the eastern half of North America, from southern Vermont to Florida, and west to Texas and Colorado. The adults are relatively solitary, flying around deciduous forests, but also in meadows, along the river course and near rocky areas; occasionally they can be seen even in parks inside cities, in gardens, on the roadsides and railways, etc. The flight period is between May and September in the north, but extends to February-November in the south of the United States. The larvae of this species are among the most polyphages within the Papilionidae family. The oldest known image of a North American butterfly is a watercolor drawing representing a specimen of this species. This drawing, currently at the British Museum (Museum number 1906.0509.1.66), was made by John White in 1587, during the expedition aimed at founding the first permanent English colony in the territory of America (Roanoke Colony, on the coast of the current state of North Carolina).