Papilio caiguanabus
Papilio caiguanabus, the Poey's black swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.
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| Species: | P. caiguanabus |
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Description
P. caiguanabus has a peculiar appearance owing to the absence of the yellow discal bands and the enlargement of the submarginal spots.[2]
Ecozone
Neotropical ecozone.
References
- Puttick, A. & Nuñez, R. 2018. Heraclides caiguanabus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T15984A110606481. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T15984A110606481.en. Downloaded on 29 December 2018.
- Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
- Calhoun, J. 2018. Papilio (Heraclides) caiguanabus Poey (Papilionidae): a new U.S. record from the Florida Keys, with notes on its name and food plant News of the Lepidopterists' Society 60:84-87
- 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.
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 16 (female).
External links
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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