| Ornythion Swallowtail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. ornythion |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio ornythion Boisduval, 1836 |
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The Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It is occasionally recorded from central and southern Texas and New Mexico and rarely from southern Arizona and Kansas.
The wingspan is 83–115 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are probably two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus trees. Adults feed on flower nectar.