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  Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail

Yellow bands less extensive than in machaon and zelicaon; abdomen black with yellow spots.

 Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail

Hindwing red spot without a black eye-spot, or if present, along the margin and not centered as in zelicaon.

 Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail

Hindwing red spot with black eye-spot present and centered, not marginal or absent as in machaon.

 Papilio indra Indra Swallowtail

Hindwing tail very short and stubby relative to polyxenes, machaon, and zelicaon.

 Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail

Forewing diagonal yellow band composed of ovate patches, yellow band appearing more irregular than in thoas.

 Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail

Forewing diagonal yellow band composed of rectangular patches, yellow band appearing more regular than in cresphontes.

 Papilio andraemon Bahaman Swallowtail

**Tropical Stray**

 Papilio ornythion Ornythion Swallowtail

Tail of hindwing without a yellow center.

 Papilio astyalus Broad-banded Swallowtail

**Tropical Stray**

 Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Forewing subterminal band below consisting of separated spots, not a continous band as in canadensis and rutulus; hindwing below in the region of the tail with an organish suffusion.

 Papilio canadensis Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Forewing subterminal band below consisting of a continous yellow band, not separate spots as in glaucus; hindwing below in the region of the tail with an organish suffusion.

 Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail

Forewing subterminal band below consisting of a continuous yellow band, not separate spots as in glaucus; hindwing below in the region of the tail without an organish suffusion.

 Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail

Wing coloration black and cream-white, not black and yellow.

 Papilio multicaudatus Two-tailed Swallowtail

Hindwing with three tails, not one; third tail short and stubby, commonly not visible when wings folded; black markings much smaller than in pilumnus.

 Papilio pilumnus Three-tailed Swallowtail

**Tropical Stray**

Hindwing with three tails, not one; black markings much larger than in multicaudatus.

 Papilio pharnaces Pink-spotted Swallowtail

**Tropical Stray**

Papilio victorinus Victorine Swallowtail

**Tropical Stray**