Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio | |
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Similar Papilio euterpinus, Papilio horribilis, Papilio hyppason, Papilio phestus, Papilio chiansiades | ||
Papilio xanthopleura is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru and Brazil.
Description
Sides of the abdomen yellow; under surface of the hindwing, without discal band, the red submarginal spots large. The female in two forms: female -f. xanthopleura is similar to the male, whilst female-f. diaphora Stgr. has a large pale yellow area on the upperside of the forewing.
References
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