Battus devilliersii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Battus |
Species: | B. devilliersii |
Binomial name | |
Battus devilliersii (Godart, 1823) | |
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Battus devilliersii is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Cuba and the Bahamas. [1]
It has tails on both hindwings. The forewings have a submarginal row of white spots. The hindwing on the upper surface has a submarginal band, and on the underside with one or more silver spots. [2]
P. devilliers Godt. (6a). Hitherto known with certainty only from Cuba; the older authors assigned it to Florida also, which is perhaps due to an error. Tailed. Forewing with a submarginal row of white spots; hind-wing on the upper surface with a submarginal band, and on the under with one or more silver spots. [3]
The larvae feed on Aristolochia elegans . [4]