Papilio thersites

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Thersites Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. thersites
Binomial name
Papilio thersites
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Papilio palamedes Fabricius, 1775 (preocc. Drury, 1773)
  • Papilio acamas Fabricius, 1793
  • Heraclides thersites

The Thersites Swallowtail or False Androgeus Swallowtail (Papilio thersites) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.

Ecozone

Neotropical ecozone

References

External links

  • Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
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