Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly ( Pupae )

Description:

I have Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Pupae, that were of two different colors. One pupa was a green color, and one pupa, was a brown color. I found these two different colored pupae, on some of the host plants, that I have in my butterfly garden. The green colored pupa, was one and three sixteenth of an inch long, and five sixteenth of an inch wide. It had two horns, at the top end of the pupa. The brown colored pupa, was one and one fourth of an inch long, and five sixteenth of an inch wide. It had two horns, at the top end of the pupa. The beginning pupa, starts out as green. Then over time, the pupa turns brown. The Spicebush Swallowtail, is a common black swallowtail butterfly, found in North America. The family to which Spicebush Swallowtails belong, Papilionidae, or Swallowtails, include the largest butterflies in the world. Unlike other swallowtails, Spicebushes fly low to the ground, instead of at great heights. Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Papilio Species: P. troilus The host plants of the Spicebush Swallowtail, are most commonly either: Spicebush, or Sassafrass. Other possible host plants include: prickly ash, tulip tree, sweet bay, camphor, and red bay. In general, Spicebush Swallowtails, tend to stick to plants of the family, Lauraceae. The eggs of the Spicebush Swallowtail, are generally greenish - white in color, are fairly large, and are laid one or two at a time, on a Spicebush leaf. Average wingspan: three and one half inches, to four inches. The pupa is either brown or green, resembling the stem in which it is attached. Adult size: ( length ): 89 mm to 114 mm.

Habitat:

The Spicebush Swallowtail, is normally found in deciduous woods, or woody swamps, where they can be found flying low and fast, through shaded areas. Females tend to stay in open plains, while males are typically found, in swamp areas. Wooded areas, swamps, parks, and fields. Deciduous woodlands, fields, roadsides, yards, pine barrens, wooded swamps, and parks.

Notes:

I have Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly Pupae, that were of two different colors. One pupa was a green color, and one pupa was a brown color. I found these two different colored pupae, on some of the host plants, that I have, in my butterfly garden. The green colored pupa, was one and three sixteenth of an inch long, and five sixteenth of an inch wide. It had two horns, at the top end of the pupa. The brown colored pupa, was one and one fourth of an inch long, and five sixteenth of an inch wide. It had two horns, at the top end of the pupa.