| Papilio pilumnus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. pilumnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836 |
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The Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio pilumnus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Texas, Mexico and Guatemala.[1]
The upperside of both the fore- and hindwings is yellow with a black basal band. The wings are bordered by a black band with a submarginal yellow stripe. The hindwing has three tails and two blue spots above the shortest tail.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October in Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Litsea species.