Papilio xanthopleura
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Species: | P. xanthopleura
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Papilio xanthopleura is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru and Brazil.[1]
Description[]
Sides of the abdomen yellow; under surface of the hindwing, without discal band, the red submarginal spots large. The female in two forms: female -f. xanthopleura is similar to the male, while female-f. diaphora Stgr. has a large pale yellow area on the upperside of the forewing.[2]
References[]
- ^ Papilio at Funet
- ^ Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 16.
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 described in 1868
- Papilionidae of South America
- Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
- Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
- Papilionidae stubs