| Bahaman Swallowtail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. andraemon |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio andraemon (Hübner, [1823]) |
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The Bahaman Swallowtail (Papilio andraemon) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found on the Bahamas, Cuba and Jamaica. It is a rare stray or temporary colonist of the Florida Keys or the mainland near Miami.
The wingspan is 96–102 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in three generations per year.
The larvae feed on various species in the Rutaceae family, including Citrus, Ruta, and Zanthoxylum species.