Papilio oxynius

Papilio oxynius
Scientific classification
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]}

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]

Taxonomy

Papilio oxynius is a member of the anchisiades species group.

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) 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

• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN   0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 7

External links

• Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN   978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien