Swallowtail butterfly from the other butterfly families are: Swallowtail butterflies practice Batesian mimicry, a behavior in which the butterflies' appearance closely resemble that of distasteful species that prevents predation. Swallowtails differ from many animals that practice mimicry. The tiger swallowtail butterfly ("Papilio glaucus"), exhibits a female-limited polymorphism for Batesian mimicry and others, such as the Canadian tiger swallowtail ("Papilio canadensis") do not display any form of mimicry. Predators include the red-winged blackbird, Pennsylvania firefly, five-lined skink, green darner, goldenrod spider, Chinese mantis, fiery searcher, and striped skunk. Not all individuals in some species are identical in appearance. For example, "Papilio glaucus" (eastern
Swallowtail (flag) general name given to a small swallowtail flag. Guidons are used to represent military units and are displayed on vehicles attached to a particular unit. In some countries (such as the United States), guidons do not necessarily have a swallow tail. The military use of the guidon originated from the flags used by cavalry units in Europe. A variant of the guidon – the hussar cut – was used by German cavalry regiments. Instead of a straight V-shaped cut, the swallowtail in a hussar cut flag was curved. Swallowtail (flag) In flag terminology, a swallowtail is either The name comes