Papilio solstitius

Papilio solstitius, commonly known as the midsummer tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly, in the genus Papilio.^[1][2] It is closely related to Papilio appalachiensis, Papilio canadensis, and Papilio glaucus.^[3]

Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Subkingdom:	Eumetazoa
Superphylum:	Ecdysozoa
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Subclass:	Pterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera
Superorder:	Holometabola
Order:	Lepidoptera
Suborder:	Glossata
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Tribe:	Papilionini
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. solstitius
Binomial name
Papilio solstitius DeRoller, Wang, Dupuis & Schmidt, 2025

Etymology

P. solstitius gets its name from the Latin word solstitius, which means solstice. It gets this name because of its flight pattern, being in the midsummer, near the summer solstice.^[4]

Distribution

P. solstitius is native to the Northeastern United States and Southern Ontario.^[1]