Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Papilio androgeus | Division Rhopalocera Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Papilio astyalus, Papilio torquatus, Papilio neumoegeni, Papilio andraemon, Papilio ornythion | ||
Mariposa papilio papilio androgeus epidaurus
Papilio androgeus, the Androgeus swallowtail, queen page, or queen swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from Mexico to Argentina with a small population in southern Florida.
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Description
The sexes are different and the female occurs in many districts in two forms. Tail narrow, pointed. Hindwing above with narrow bluish submarginal crescents, beneath with a regular row of reddish yellow crescents between cell and outer margin.
Female-f. androgeus Cr. has on the forewing two large yellow patches, sometimes also a small spot; in the female-f. piranthus these spots are wanting or are merely indicated, the metallic scaling of the hindwing is not dense and extends into the cell.
The wingspan is 134–140 mm.
Biology
Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum elephantiasis, Citrus reticulata, and Citrus sinensis. Adults feed on nectar of various flowers.
Subspecies
Ecozone
Neotropical ecozone.
Threats
Generally common and not so far threatened. Tolerant of open areas and secondary growth. Found in Palo Verde National Park