Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio andraemon | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio Rank Species | |
Similar Papilio caiguanabus, Papilio chiansiades, Papilio hyppason, Papilio machaonides, Papilio pelaus | ||
Papilio andraemon, the Bahaman swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. 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 Rutaceae family, including Citrus, Ruta and Zanthoxylum species.
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