Zebra swallowtail

Zebra swallowtail 
Eurytides marcellus

Wing span: 
2 1/2 to 4  inches  

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.