Page created on : February 23, 2001
Last updated : August 29, 2004

The Short-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio brevicauda) is the only species whose range is restricted to Canada. It lives in the Maritimes and eastern Quebec. Sir William Saunders, who established Canada's Experimental Farm System, first scientifically described this butterfly.

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Links about the Short-tailed Swallowtail


Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre
Butterflies of Nova Scotia

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