Bahaman Swallowtail

In flight

Papilio andraemon, the Bahaman swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the subfamily Papilioninae. It is found on the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It is a rare stray or temporary colonist of the Florida Keys or the mainland near Miami.

The wingspan is 96–102 millimetres (3.8–4.0 in). Adults are on wing from April to October (December in Jamaica) in three generations per year.

The larvae feed on various species in the family Rutaceae, including Citrus, Ruta and Zanthoxylum species.

Subspecies

• Papilio andraemon andraemon (Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands))
• Papilio andraemon bonhotei Sharpe, 1900 (Bahamas)
• Papilio andraemon tailori Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)

See also

• List of butterflies of Jamaica

Further reading

• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 10
• F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972), plate VIII
• R. R. Askew and P. A. van B. Stafford, Butterflies of the Cayman Islands (Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2008) ISBN 978-87-88757-85-9, pp. 110–113