spicebush swallowtail

[ spahys-boosh swol-oh-teyl ]

noun

1. a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hindwings: flies low to the ground, distinctly unlike other swallowtails.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spicebush swallowtail¹

First recorded in 1900–05