Papilio thersites
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| Papilio thersites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. thersites |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775 | |
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Papilio thersites, the Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Papilio thersites is similar in appearance to Papilio astyalus. In the male the yellow band on the forewing is very broad and the cell-spot very large. In the female the forewing has a curved yellow band. The larvae are also similar to those of Papilio astyalus.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Papilio thersites is a member of the Papilio thoas species group.
References
[edit]- ^ Karl Jordan Papilionidae in Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Vol. 5: Sect. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die Großschmetterlinge des amerikanischen Faunengebietes, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart 1907
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. online (and as pdf) (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967).
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 11
External links
[edit]- 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.
- Insecta pro
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| Papilio thersites | |
|---|---|
| |
| |
| Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. thersites |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio thersites Fabricius, 1775 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Papilio thersites, the Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Papilio thersites is similar in appearance to Papilio astyalus. In the male the yellow band on the forewing is very broad and the cell-spot very large. In the female the forewing has a curved yellow band. The larvae are also similar to those of Papilio astyalus.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Papilio thersites is a member of the Papilio thoas species group.
References
- ^ Karl Jordan Papilionidae in Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Vol. 5: Sect. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die Großschmetterlinge des amerikanischen Faunengebietes, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart 1907 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. online (and as pdf) (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967).
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 11
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.
- Insecta pro
| This Papilionidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |