Habitat
The eastern tiger swallowtail lives in
deciduous woods along streams,
rivers, and
swamps.
Diet
Eastern tiger swallowtail larvae eat the leaves of a variety of woody plants including wild cherry, tulip, birch, ash, cottonwood, and willow. Adults eat the nectar of flowers from a variety of plants including butterfly bush, milkweed, Japanese honeysuckle, phlox, lilac, ironweed, and wild cherry.
Lifecycle
Females lay single green eggs on the leaves of woody plants. The caterpillar is brown and white when it is young; when it matures it is green with orange and black false eyespots.
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The eastern tiger swallowtail is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains from Ontario south to the Gulf coast and northern Mexico. It flies from the spring through the fall. )
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