Papilio caiguanabus

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Poey's black swallowtail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. caiguanabus
Binomial name
Papilio caiguanabus
(Poey, 1851)

Papilio caiguanabus, the Poey's black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.

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Description

P. caiguanabus has a peculiar appearance owing to the absence of the yellow discal bands and the enlargement of the submarginal spots. [2]

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References

  1. Puttick, A.; Nuñez, R. (2018). "Papilio caiguanabus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T15984A110606481. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T15984A110606481.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45