Papilio astyalus
| Papilio astyalus | |
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| Mounted specimen of Papilio astyalus on display at Museo di Scienze Naturali Enrico Caffi, Bergamo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Tribe: | Papilionini |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. astyalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819 | |
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The Broad-banded Swallowtail or Astyalus Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico south to Argentina. It is occasionally reported from southern Texas and rare strays can be found up to southern Arizona and northern Texas.
The wingspan is 117–120 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October. There are probably two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus trees. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species.
Subspecies
- Papilio astyalus astyalus (Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Parana), Argentina, Paraguay)
- Papilio astyalus pallas Gray, [1853] (Texas, Mexico, Costa Rica)
- Papilio astyalus bajaensis Brown & Faulkner, 1992 (Mexico (Baja California Sur))
- Papilio astyalus hippomedon (C. & R. Felder, 1859) (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Papilio astyalus phanias Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Goias)
- Papilio astyalus anchicayaensis Constantino, Le Crom & Salazar, 2002 (Colombia)
Ecozone
Neotropical ecozone.
References
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 6
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.com
- Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien