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title: "Canadian Tiger Swallowtail"
description: "Papilio canadensis — Insetos e aranhas. Papilio canadensis, the Canadian tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/canadian-tiger-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

> Papilio canadensis — Insetos e aranhas. Papilio canadensis, the Canadian tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Papilio canadensis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 27088
- Wikidata: [Q1346362](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346362)
- iNaturalist taxon: [57463](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57463)

## Names

- en: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
- de: Kanadischer Tigerschwalbenschwanz
- es: Mariposa Cometa Canadiense
- fr: Papillon tigré du Canada

## Countries with the most observations

CA (16771), US (5482)

## Summary

Papilio canadensis, the Canadian tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was once classified as a subspecies of Papilio glaucus.

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

## Photo

![Canadian Tiger Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/canadian-tiger-swallowtail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nancy Mullin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82998768

## Machine access

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