Zebra swallotail
Eurytides marcellus

Wing span:  2 1/2 to 4  inches 

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Caterpillar hosts plants:
leaves of hornbeam, Carpinus; pawpaw, Asiminia; spicebush, Lindera; tulip tree, Liriodendron
Adult food: 
nectar of blackberry, Rubus; blueberry, Vaccinium; dogbane, Apocynum; lilac, Syringa; milkweed, Asclepias; redbud, Cercis; verbena, Verbena; vipersbugloss, Echium
Habitat:
breeds in low woodlands, near swamps and rivers, adults fly to open fields and brushy areas for nectar
Notes: 
females lay single green eggs on lower host leaves, hibernates as caterpillars, puddles