Eurytides celadon

Eurytides celadon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Eurytides
Species:	E. celadon
Binomial name
Eurytides celadon (H. Lucas, 1852) [2]
Synonyms
Papilio celadonH. Lucas, 1852 Protographium celadon(H. Lucas, 1852) Neographium celadon

Eurytides celadon, the Cuban kite swallowtail or celadon swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba. ^[1] Occasional strays can be found on the Florida Keys.

The wingspan is 66–85 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October in two generations. ^[3] Its host plant is believed to be Nectandra coriacea . ^[1]

References

1. Puttick, A.; Nuñez, R. (2018). "Protographium celadon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T110717766A110717796. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110717766A110717796.en . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. Savela, Markku (March 19, 2019). "Protographium celadon (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3. Paul A. Opler (1998). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   0-395-90453-6.

Further reading

• Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN   978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.