Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Found statewide in NC, Zebra Swallowtails are usually uncommon and fairly local. They are even less common in the western portion of the state, but they can be abundant in some areas of the coastal plain, e.g. around Pettigrew State Park where many of these photos were taken.

I've helped out with the NABA "Fourth of July" Butterfly Count for several years, and each year we see literally hundreds of them on count day!

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Washington Co., NC 30 June 2006 Puddle party sucking up minerals and moisture from the sand.

Washington Co., NC 19 June 2004	Washington Co., NC 21 June 2003

Nectaring on Verbena Tyrrell Co., NC 21 June 2003	Caswell Co., NC 17 June 2006

Pettigrew Puddle Party Washington Co., NC 19 June 2004

Washington Co., NC 30 June 2006	Washington Co., NC 21 June 2006

Washington Co., NC 30 June 2006	Washington Co., NC 21 June 2006

Washington Co., NC 30 June 2006 The butterfly on the left is missing its tails, perhaps due to a bird or lizard attack.

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Created on ... June 26, 2003 | Updated on ... Feb 27, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu