Later signs and symptoms may include: 1  Fever. 2  Headache. 3  Nausea. Vomiting. 4  Agitation. Anxiety. 5  Confusion. Hyperactivity.  Difficulty 1  swallowing. Excessive salivation.  Fear of water (hydrophobia) because of the difficulty in 1  swallowing. Hallucinations.  Insomnia. Partial paralysis.
Some people consider the caterpillars of this butterfly to be a pest, since they eat parsley, carrots, and other garden plants. Many people enjoy butterfly-watching and collecting, and the Eastern Black Swallowtail is considered by most to be a handsome specimen.he Eastern Black Swallowtail is a common swallowtail butterfly, often confused with the Pipevine Swallowtail or female Tiger Swallowtail. Both male and female Eastern Black Swallowtails are bluish-black with yellow spots on the wings.
The Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is similar to the female Black Swallowtail. It is usually larger. The upper side of its wings is black with one row of light greenish-blue spots along the edges of both wings. The Ozark Swallowtail looks exactly like the Black Swallowtail.