Cramer's Swallowtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Battus |
Species: | B. lycidas |
Binomial name | |
Battus lycidas (Cramer, [1777]) |
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Battus lycidas is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. It is commonly known as Cramer's Swallowtail, the Lycidas Swallowtail, and the Yellow-trailed Swallowtail.[1][2][3] Little is known about this species, but it is not considered threatened.[2] It is found from Mexico to northern Bolivia and southern Pará, Brazil.[1] It is rare in Costa Rica.[2] The larvae feed on Aristolochia huberiana.[4]