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title: "Palamedes Swallowtail"
description: "Papilio palamedes — Insecten en spinnen. Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/palamedes-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Palamedes Swallowtail

> Papilio palamedes — Insecten en spinnen. Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Papilio palamedes*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 13051
- Wikidata: [Q148301](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148301)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68232](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68232)

## Names

- en: Palamedes Swallowtail
- es: Mariposa cometa tigre del noreste

## Countries with the most observations

US (12313), MX (439)

## Summary

Papilio palamedes, the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

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

## Photo

![Palamedes Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/palamedes-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206434079

## Machine access

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