Papilio bachus
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| Papilio bachus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. bachus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio bachus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | |
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Papilio bachus is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Papilio zagreus.
The wingspan is 110–130 mm.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Papilio bachus belsazar Niepelt, 1908
- Papilio bachus chrysomelus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
References
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 13.
External links
- Papilio bachus, ButterflyCorner.net
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