Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Butterfly or moth in the family Papilionidae with a wingspan of 14 cm. Lives in forests.

There are 375 observations of Eastern Giant Swallowtail in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.