Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. himeros
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Binomial name | |
Papilio himeros Hopffer, 1866
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Description
editBoth 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
editBiogeographic realm
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
edit- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien