Papilio scamander

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Papilio scamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. scamander
Binomial name
Papilio scamander
Boisduval, 1836
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhosticta scamander
  • Pterourus scamander
  • Papilio eurymander Hopffer, 1865
  • Papilio stewarti Avinoff, 1926
  • Papilio argentinus Nosswitz, 1927
  • Papilio argentinus Schreiter, 1930
  • Papilio dechaufouri Zikán, 1938

The Scamander Swallowtail (Papilio scamander) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from eastern and south-eastern Brazil south into Argentina.

The wingspan is about 110 mm.

Subspecies

  • Papilio scamander scamander (Brazil)
  • Papilio scamander joergenseni Röber, 1925 (Bolivia, north-western Argentina)
  • Papilio scamander grayi Boisduval, 1836 (Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo))

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