| Androgeus 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. androgeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio androgeus Cramer, [1775] |
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The Androgeus Swallowtail or Queen Swallowtail (Papilio androgeus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico to Argentina with a small population in southern Florida.
The wingspan is 134–140 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum elephanatiasus, Citrus reticulata and Citrus sinensis. Adults feed on nectar of various flowers.