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''Papilio andraemon'', the Bahaman swallowtail, is a
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Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien * * andraemon Butterflies of the Caribbean Butterflies of Cuba Butterflies of Jamaica Butterflies described in 1823 {{Papilionidae-stub
''Papilio andraemon'', the Bahaman swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the large ...
of the subfamily Papilioninae
Papilioninae is a subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical na ...
. It is found on the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
. It is a rare stray or temporary colonist of the Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...
or the mainland near Miami.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from April to October (December in Jamaica) in three generations per year.
The larvae feed on various species in the family Rutaceae, including '' Citrus'', ''Ruta
''Ruta'' (commonly known as rue) is a genus of strongly scented evergreen subshrubs, 20–60 cm tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to the Mediterranean region, Macaronesia and southwest Asia. About ten species are accepted in the genus. T ...
'' and '' Zanthoxylum'' species.
Subspecies
*''Papilio andraemon andraemon'' (Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac (Cayman Islands)) *''Papilio andraemon bonhotei'' Sharpe, 1900 (Bahamas) *''Papilio andraemon tailori'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)See also
* List of butterflies of JamaicaFurther reading
*Lewis, H. L., 1974 ''Butterflies of the World'' Page 24, figure 10 *F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, ''Jamaica and its Butterflies'' (E. W. Classey, London 1972), plate VIII *R. R. Askew and P. A. van B. Stafford, ''Butterflies of the Cayman Islands'' (Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2008) , pp. 110–113External links
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Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien * * andraemon Butterflies of the Caribbean Butterflies of Cuba Butterflies of Jamaica Butterflies described in 1823 {{Papilionidae-stub