Papilio oxynius

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Papilio oxynius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. oxynius
Binomial name
Papilio oxynius
(Geyer, [1827]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Laertias oxyniusGeyer, [1827]
  • Papilio augustusBoisduval, 1836
  • Papilio oxynius f. ochracea Rousseau-Decelle, 1933
  • Papilio oxynius f. niveomarginatusRousseau-Decelle, 1933

Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba. [2] [3]

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Description

Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large. [4]

Biology

Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum . Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches. [5]

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References

  1. Geyer, [1827] in Hübner Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 3
  2. Papilio at Funet
  3. Riley, N.D. (1975). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins, London.
  4. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) online