Papilionidae
77a0386 –
4176 Pterourus glaucus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Host familiy: Asteraceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Cannabaceae Ericaceae Fagaceae Hamamelidaceae Juglandaceae Lauraceae Magnoliaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Oleaceae Platanaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rutaceae Salicaceae S.. Host genera: Acer Alnus Amelanchier Betula Carpinus Carya Catalpa Chionanthus Cinnamomum Cirsium Crataegus Cydonia Fraxinus Humulus Laurus Ligustrum Lindera Liquidambar Liriodendron Magnolia Malus Persea Platanus ... Notes: polyphagous on fruit & ornamental trees (Zhang 1994); other plants (Wagner 2005); larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Synonymy: |
glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4176ssp. a. glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) ajax; (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) (in part); unavail. alcidamus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) antilochus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) delunaris (Schultz, 1908) (Papilio) dietzi (Gunder, 1927) (Papilio) ehrmanni (McDunnough, 1938) (Papilio) gerhardi (Gunder, 1927) (Papilio) imperfecta (Reiff, 1911) (Papilio) lauri (Fabricius, 1938) (Papilio) niger (Hering, 1912) (Papilio) nigra (Scott, 1981) (Papilio) paupercula (Reiff, 1911) (Papilio) perfulva (Schultz, 1908) (Papilio) turnus (Linnaeus, 1771) (Papilio) wheeleri (Reiff, 1911) (Papilio)ssp. b. maynardi (Gauthier, 1984) (Papilio) australis (Maynard, 1891) (Papilio) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Pterourus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758): The genus name Pterourus was treated as a synonym of Papilio in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) treated Pterourus as a valid genus following Zhang et al. (2019) and several previous authors, notably Miller & Brown (1981). Condamine et al. (2023), a work published after the cutoff for additions to Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023), recognized Pterourus as a subgenus of Papilio. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Condamine, F.L., R. Allio, E. L. Reboud, J.R. Dupuis, E.F.A. Toussaint, N. Mazet, S-J. Hu, D.S. Lewis, K. Kunte, A.M. Cotton, F.A.H. Sperling, 2023. A comprehensive phylogeny and revised taxonomy illuminate the origin and diversification of the global radiation of Papilio (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 183: 1-22.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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