Biology:Papilio pilumnus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Three-tailed tiger swallowtail | |
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| Papilio pilumnus in Guanajuato, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. pilumnus
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| Binomial name | |
| 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 larvae feed on the leaves of Litsea species.
References
- ↑ Papilio pilumnus at Funet
External links
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Wikidata ☰ Q1478986 entry
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