Scientific Name: Papilio polyxenes
Family: Papilionidae
Native Range:
Size: Medium, 10 – 15 mm (0.4 – 0.6 in)*
Nest: Social, colony*
Nesting Location: Human-made hives, tree cavities, tree limbs or branches*
Nest Materials: Hexagonal cells of wax*
Active: Early spring – late fall*
Color and Appearance: Black with golden hairs*
Pollen Collection: Pollen baskets on hind legs (coriculae)*
Flight Distance: ~ 2 miles, 3.2 km*
*From Heather Holm, Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants. Minetonka: Pollination Press, LLC, 2014., p. 267.