Eurytides celadon, the Cuban kite swallowtail or celadon swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.[1] Occasional strays can be found on the Florida Keys.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Eurytides |
| Species: | E. celadon
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The wingspan is 66–85 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October in two generations.[3] Its host plant is believed to be Nectandra coriacea.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Puttick, A.; Nuñez, R. (2018). "Protographium celadon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110717766A110717796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110717766A110717796.en. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Savela, Markku (March 19, 2019). "Protographium celadon (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ Paul A. Opler (1998). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-395-90453-6.
Further reading
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- Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.
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