''Papilio xanthopleura'' is a

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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 larges ...

from the

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'' Papilio'' that is found in

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and

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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, while female-f. ''diaphora'' Stgr. has a large pale yellow area on the upperside of the forewing.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45

References

*Lewis, H. L., 1974 ''Butterflies of the World'' Page 25, figure 16.

External links

* xanthopleura Butterflies described in 1868 Papilionidae of South America Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman Taxa named by Osbert Salvin {{Papilionidae-stub