Palamedes Butterfly

Anonymous Author

Collection: A Literary Field Guide to the Swamp, Book 1

July 31, 2026

Prompt:

Papilio Palamedes

Biological Overview

Habitat

Coastal Swamps, bay forests, and wet woods

Diet

Nectar, puddling

Role in Ecosystem

Primary Pollinator, Link in food chain, and indicator species

Behavior

Powerful flyers, mating dance, puddling, and diurnal activity.

Human Impact

Humans have brought the Laurel Wilt Crisis, Habitat loss because of urbanization, and pesticide use. Climate change also has an effect on these butterflies.

Creative Exploration

One day

a butterfly flew by

it flew very high

so i said hi

me and the butterfly said hi

then we said bye

Alyssa Donohue, Taylor Ford, Emyia Smalls-Shaw

Book 1

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Pee Dee/ Grand Strand

Anonymous Author

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