Papilio hectorides

Papilio hectorides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. hectorides
Binomial name
	Papilio hectorides; Esper, 1794
Synonyms
	Papilio argentus Martyn, 1797; Papilio torquatinus Esper, 1799; Papilio pandrosus Godart, 1819; Papilio lysithous Godart, 1819; Menelaides chirodamas Hübner, [1825]; Papilio mezentius Doubleday, 1844; Papilio torquatinus ab. melania Oberthür, 1879; Papilio hectorides f. catamelas Rothschild & Jordan, 1906; Papilio hectorides agordus Fruhstorfer, 1915; Papilio hectorides lysirte Fruhstorfer, 1915;

Papilio hectorides is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.^[1]

It is common and not threatened.^[2] Larvae feed on Piperaceae.^[3]

References[]

^ Papilio at Funet
^ 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.
^ Sérgio A. Vanin, Clécio S. Ramos, Elsie F. Guimarães & Massuo J. Kato, 2008 Insect feeding preferences on Piperaceae species observed in São Paulo city, Brazil Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 52(1): 72-77, março 2008 pdf

Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 1(female),figure 2(male)

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