Papilio ornythion
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Papilio ornythion Boisduval, 1836
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Papilio ornythion, the ornythion swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the subfamily Papilioninae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It is occasionally recorded from central and southern Texas and New Mexico and rarely from southern Arizona and Kansas.
The wingspan is 83–115 millimetres (3.3–4.5 in). Adults are on wing from April to September. There are probably two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus trees. Adults feed on flower nectar.
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.
Categories:
- Papilio
- Butterflies of North America
- Papilionidae of South America
- Butterflies described in 1836
- Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Papilionidae stubs