Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.[2] [3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. oxynius
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| Papilio oxynius | |
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Description edit
Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large.[4]
Biology edit
Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum. Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches.[5]
References edit
- ^ Geyer, [1827] in Hübner Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 3
- ^ Papilio at Funet
- ^ Riley, N.D. (1975). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins, London.
- ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) online
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 7
External links edit
- 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.
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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