---
title: "Mariposa cometa oriental"
description: "Papilio glaucus — Insectos y arañas. Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/eastern-tiger-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mariposa cometa oriental

> Papilio glaucus — Insectos y arañas. Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Papilio glaucus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 172894
- Wikidata: [Q310069](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310069)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60551](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60551)

## Names

- en: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- de: Östlicher Tigerschwalbenschwanz
- es: Mariposa cometa oriental
- fr: Papillon tigré de l'Est

## Countries with the most observations

US (163252), CA (3883), MX (3)

## Summary

Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, and is common in many different habitats. It flies from spring until fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers, mostly from those of the families Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, and Fabaceae. P. glaucus has a wingspan measuring 7.9 to 14 cm (3.1 to 5.5 in). The male is yellow with four black "tiger stripes" on each forewing. Females may be…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_glaucus

## Photo

![Mariposa cometa oriental](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-tiger-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: ragbird · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133937446

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-tiger-swallowtail?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).