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Atlas of North Dakota Butterflies

BND: Giant Swallowtail; Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777
BNA: Giant Swallowtail ; Papilio cresphontes
NDC: HECR

Habitat: Savannas, hilltops in open woodlands; patches of Monarda, Cirsium in late summer
Larval food: Rutaceae, including Citrus and many others; a citrus pest in the south
Adult flight: Occasional late summer stray from states farther south
References: Royer 62, Opler & Krizek 46, Scott 176

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