Editing Papilio troilus (section)

===''P. t. troilus''===
Typically, the wingspan of a spicebush swallowtail ranges from {{convert|3|to|4|in|cm}}.<ref name="Spicebrush enature">{{cite web|url=http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BU0123 |title=Spicebush Swallowtail|accessdate=2011-05-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319221640/http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BU0123 |archive-date=2012-03-19 }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=July 2023}} Adults are primarily black/brown in color, with a trademark green-blue (male) or bright blue (female) splotch in the shape of a half moon on the hindwings. The forewing has a border of cream-colored, oval spots. In the middle portion of the wing, the spots can be moon shaped and a light blue in color.<ref name="Hamilton" /> Both sexes have cream-yellow moon-shaped spots on the edges of the hindwings and a bright orange color spot at the base of the wings.<ref name="Minno Gardening">Minno, Marc C.; Minno, Maria. ''Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies of the Lower South''. Gainesville: UP of Florida, 1999.  {{isbn|0813016657}}</ref> In females, the orange spot at the base of the wings will turn a greenish-white shade in summer, but not the spring.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

On the underside of the hindwing, there will be a dual row of orange spots, which distinguishes it from the [[pipevine swallowtail]], which only has a single row of spots. In between these rows, there is more blue or green coloring.<ref name="Hamilton" />  Characteristically, the median (inner) orange spots are discontinuous, allowing the blue or green coloring to spread medially.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/spicebush-swallowtail/|title=Spicebush Swallowtail|website=Florida's Wildflowers and Butterflies|publisher=Florida Museum of Natural History|access-date=17 July 2023|year=2023}}</ref>