Biology:Papilio thersites

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Papilio thersites
Papilio thersites in Seitz (9a)
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Papilio thersites
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Papilio palamedes Fabricius, 1775 (preocc. Drury, 1773)
  • Papilio acamas Fabricius, 1793
  • Heraclides thersites

Papilio thersites, the Thersites swallowtail or false Androgeus swallowtail, is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. P. thersites F. (9 a) is similar to the well known P. lycophron Hbn. 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. — Jamaica. The larvae are like that of P. lycophron.[1] [2]

References

  1. 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. 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

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