Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus)

Dark Kite-Swallowtail, a reference photo — Photo: Notafly · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Eurytides philolaus, the dark zebra swallowtail or dark kite-swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from southern Texas to northern South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Dark Kite-Swallowtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Graphium colonna
Graphium rhesus
Graphium aristeus
Graphium nomius

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species: Eurytides philolaus

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