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Jackson’s swallowtail

Papilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The jackson’s swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the jackson’s swallowtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
6.5 cm – 7.5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Larval food plants
Rutaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the jackson’s swallowtail?

JACKSON’S SWALLOWTAIL · WINGSPAN 7.5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 7.5 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the jackson’s swallowtail is about 4.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the jackson’s swallowtail live?

Not recorded

Is the jackson’s swallowtail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the jackson’s swallowtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Jackson's swallowtailEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jackson’s swallowtail

Other species in the same genus Papilio.

Orange dog

Papilio demodocus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the jackson’s swallowtail?

An adult jackson’s swallowtail has a wingspan of 6.5 cm – 7.5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the jackson’s swallowtail?

The jackson’s swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jackson’s swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-swallowtail

MLA

“Jackson’s swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-swallowtail.

BibTeX
@misc{jacksons_swallowtail_2026,
  title = {Jackson’s swallowtail (Papilio jacksoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-swallowtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}