Papilio himeros
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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. himeros
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| Papilio himeros Hopffer, 1866
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Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Biogeographic realm
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Grice, H.; Marini-Filho, O.; Freitas, A.V.L.; Rosa, A.; Dias, F.M.S.; Mega, N. (2019). "Papilio himeros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15991A145165665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15991A145165665.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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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External links
[edit]- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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