Papilio isidorus

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Papilio isidorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. isidorus
Binomial name
Papilio isidorus
Doubleday, 1846
Synonyms
  • Heraclides isidorus
  • Papilio rhodostictusButler & H. Druce, 1874
  • Heraclides rhodostictus
  • Papilio ceusDognin, 1887

Papilio isidorus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). The species was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1846. It is found in Central and South America.

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Description

Forewing on the under surface either without white cell spot, or the spot small, not extending transversely across the cell. Hindwing posteriorly shorter than in P. chiansiades , the tail short, narrow: the last submarginal spot more distal than the large spot placed before it. The harpe of the male not dentate. [1]

The wingspan is about 80 mm.

The larvae feed on Citrus and Zanthoxylum species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45