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Two-tailed swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata Kirby, 1884

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the two-tailed swallowtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the two-tailed swallowtail live?

Not recorded

Is the two-tailed 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 two-tailed swallowtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio multicaudata Kirby, 1884

Synonyms Papilio daunus, Pterourus multicaudatus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Three-tailed swallowtailEnglish
  • Two-tailed tiger swallowtailEnglish
  • LlamadoraSpanish
  • papillon à queue fourchueFrench
  • Macaone a due codeItalian
  • フタオトラフアゲハJapanese
  • 二尾虎紋鳳蝶Chinese
  • Mariposa cometa cuatro colasSpanish
  • Mariposa cometa xochiquetzalSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the two-tailed 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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What kind of animal is the two-tailed swallowtail?

The two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) 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). Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-tailed-swallowtail

MLA

“Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-tailed-swallowtail.

BibTeX
@misc{two_tailed_swallowtail_2026,
  title = {Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/two-tailed-swallowtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}