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Papilio oxynius

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Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.[2] [3]

Description

Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large.[4]

Biology

Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum. Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches.[5]

References

  1. ^ Geyer, [1827] in Hübner Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge, Vol. 3
  2. ^ Papilio at Funet
  3. ^ Riley, N.D. (1975). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins, London.
  4. ^ Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ 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

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Papilio oxynius: Brief Summary

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Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.

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