Papilio solstitius
| Papilio solstitius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. solstitius |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio solstitius DeRoller, Wang, Dupuis & Schmidt, 2025 | |
Papilio solstitius, commonly known as the midsummer tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly, in the genus Papilio.[1][2] It is closely related to Papilio appalachiensis, Papilio canadensis, and Papilio glaucus.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Papilio solstitius gets its name from the Latin word solstitius, which means solstice. It gets this name because of its flight pattern, being in the midsummer, near the summer solstice.[4]
Distribution
[edit]Papilio solstitius is native to the Northeastern United States and Southern Ontario.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio solstitius)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ "Butterflies of Ontario - Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail". www.ontariobutterflies.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ Anderson, Natali (2025-02-28). "Cryptic New Species of Butterfly Identified in North America | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ "Papilio solstitius DeRoller, Wang, Dupuis & Schmidt, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
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