Papilio himeros

Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.

Papilio himeros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. himeros
Binomial name
Papilio himeros
Hopffer, 1866

Description

Both 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

Papilio lamarchei

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical realm

References
  1. Grice, H., Marini-Filho, O., Freitas, A.V.L., Rosa, A., Silva, F. & Mega, N. 2018. Heraclides himeros. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T15991A122599996. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T15991A122599996.en. Downloaded on 29 December 2018.
  2. Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45


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