Papilio andraemon
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| 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.
Subspecies
- Papilio andraemon andraemon (Florida, Cuba, Jamaica)
- Papilio andraemon bonhotei Sharpe, 1900 (Bahamas)
- Papilio andraemon tailori Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cayman Islands)
Further reading
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 10.
External links
- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN ,1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book (1985) IUCN pdf
- Nearctica
- Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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