Papilio himeros

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Papilio himeros
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Species:
P. himeros
Binomial name
Papilio himeros
Hopffer, 1866

Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.

Description[]

Both wings with yellow band (which is broader in the male than in the female); tail with yellow apical spot; submarginal spots of the hindwing in the male yellow, in the female red except the 2 anterior ones.[2]

Similar species[]

Papilio lamarchei

Biogeographic realm[]

Neotropical realm

References[]

  1. ^ Grice, H.; Marini-Filho, O.; Freitas, A.V.L.; Rosa, A.; Dias, F.M.S.; Mega, N. (2019). "Papilio himeros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15991A145165665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15991A145165665.en. Retrieved 17 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

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