Papilio pilumnus
Three-tailed tiger swallowtail | |
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Family: | Papilionidae
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Species: | P. pilumnus
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Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836
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Papilio pilumnus, the three-tailed tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Texas, Mexico and Guatemala.[1] Papilio xuthus and Papilio appalachiensis are also of the same genus.
The uppersides of both the forewings and hindwings are yellow with a black basal bands. The wings are bordered by a black band with a submarginal yellow stripe. The hindwing has three tails and two blue spots above the shortest tail.[2] Adults are on wing from March to October in Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Litsea species.
References[]
- ^ Papilio pilumnus at Funet
- ^ Bug Guide
External links[]
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Categories:
- Papilio
- Butterflies described in 1836
- Papilionidae of South America
- Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
- Papilionidae stubs