tiger swallowtail
noun1
Any of a group of North American butterfly species in the genus Papilio that typically have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on yellow wings reminiscent of tiger fur.
- Hyponyms
- Mexican tiger swallowtail, Papilio alexiares, Appalachian tiger swallowtail, Papilio appalachiensis, Canadian tiger swallowtail, Papilio canadensis, Esperanza swallowtail, Papilio esperanza, pallid tiger swallowtail, Papilio eurymedon, eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, two-tailed swallowtail, Papilio multicaudata, three-tailed tiger swallowtail, Papilio pilumnus, western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus