Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/01

Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/02

Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

Reserve Faunique des Chic-Chocs, QC - 2020/07/02

Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda)

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 )