Family Papilionidae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Papilio hyppason, Papilio caiguanabus, Papilio chiansiades, Papilio fuelleborni, Papilio pelaus | ||
Papilio machaonides, the machaonides swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands.
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Description
The discal band of the forewing is interrupted, the posterior part contiguous with the cell-spot, forming an oblique band.
Status
A common butterfly throughout Hispaniola occurring from sea-level to high elevation.
Ecozone
This species is located in the Neotropical ecozone.
Philately
The butterfly appeared on a Haitian 1969 0.25 gourde stamp. It was in the Michel catalog 1094.
References
Papilio machaonides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA