Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

I looked out of the window in the late afternoon, and I saw a butterfly, resting on the side of a plant container, that was on my front porch. This butterfly, was very tame. I took this butterfly inside my house, to identify it, and to take some photos of it. After looking up swallowtail butterflies on the computer, I decided that this was a Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly. This butterfly, had two antennae and two compound eyes. This butterfly, had a proboscis and six, jointed legs. This butterfly, had four wings. This butterfly, had a head, thorax, and an abdomen. Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Papilio Species: troilus Adult Size: ( length ) 89mm to 114 mm ( 3.50 in to 4.49 in ). Identifying Colors: black, blue, orange, white, yellow, and green. The Spicebush Swallowtail, has an overall greenish tint, to its wings. It also has the elongated "tails", at the tips of its hindwings. The Spicebush Swallowtail, is a common black swallowtail, that is found in North America, and it is also known, as the Green-Clouded butterfly. The two most common host plants are: Spicebush and Sassafras. Other host plants are: prickly ash, tulip tree, sweet bay, camphor, and red bay. The eggs of the Spicebush Swallowtail, are greenish-white in color, and are fairly large, and are laid one or two at a time, on a Spicebush leaf.