Papilio machaonides | |
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Esper's 1796 plate in Die ausländischen Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. machaonides
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Binomial name | |
Papilio machaonides
Esper, 1796
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Synonyms | |
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Papilio machaonides, the machaonides swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Hispaniola and is also thought to inhabit the Cayman Islands. [1] [2]
Papilio machaonides has been described as having 'slow and floppy' flight. [1] The discal band of the forewing is interrupted, with the posterior part contiguous with the cellspot, forming an oblique band. [3]
It is a very common butterfly throughout Hispaniola, occurring from sea-level to high elevation. It is most commonly seen in July and August. [1]
The butterfly appeared on a Haitian 1969 0.25 gourde stamp. It was in the Michel catalog 1094.
Papilio machaonides | |
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Esper's 1796 plate in Die ausländischen Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. machaonides
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Binomial name | |
Papilio machaonides
Esper, 1796
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Synonyms | |
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Papilio machaonides, the machaonides swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Hispaniola and is also thought to inhabit the Cayman Islands. [1] [2]
Papilio machaonides has been described as having 'slow and floppy' flight. [1] The discal band of the forewing is interrupted, with the posterior part contiguous with the cellspot, forming an oblique band. [3]
It is a very common butterfly throughout Hispaniola, occurring from sea-level to high elevation. It is most commonly seen in July and August. [1]
The butterfly appeared on a Haitian 1969 0.25 gourde stamp. It was in the Michel catalog 1094.