Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)
Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)
Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/01
Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/02
Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/02
Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/02
Member of Family: Papilionidae
French common name: Papillon queue-courte
This species is endemic to Eastern Canada. In the Maritimes, it is found along the North and North-eastern coast of New Brunswick, and Northern Cape Breton. The photos shown above - of the subspecies found in Gaspesie - are the only photos I have so far.
For further info on this species, refer to the Butterflies of Canada ( en français )