The island's Giant Swallowtail butterfly is said to be the largest of the true swallowtail species globally, with an average wingspan of six inches. The butterfly goes through various ...

THE giant swallowtail butterfly, known scientifically as Papilio homerus, is Jamaica’s largest butterfly. It is also the largest butterfly in the Americas, with its wingspan averaging some six ...

New Jamaica butterfly species emphasizes need ... "Whether or not a tiny little butterfly is going to attract the type of conservation interest that the giant Homerus Swallowtail in Jamaica has ...

Jamaica's other unique residents include the Jamaican Tody, a bird that nests in the ground instead of in trees, varieties of rare yellow snakes and the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, ...

The giant swallowtail butterfly is the largest butterfly in North America, with wingspans ranging from 4 to 6 inches. Its distinctive coloration makes it easy to identify: ...

Like other butterflies, a giant swallowtail goes through four life stages: egg, caterpillar-like larva, pupa (inside a chrysalis where it transforms into a butterfly), and adult butterfly.

Giant swallowtails fly all year round in the South, ... Nature Watch: Monarch butterflies and a giant swallowtail visit the yard. Updated: Sep. 06, 2015, 11:17 a.m.

Track sightings of the giant swallowtail (and other butterflies) at the citizen-science site e-butterfly.org. Contact Joel Banner Baird at 802-660-1843 or [email protected]. Follow him ...

In a short time, you will be rewarded by beautiful Giant Swallowtail butterflies in your yard. On average, it takes Giant Swallowtails about two months to grow from an egg to a butterfly.