''Thaites ruminiana'', is the only species of the extinct genus, ''Thaites''. It was described by

Samuel Hubbard Scudder Samuel Hubbard Scudder (April 13, 1837 – May 17, 1911) was an American entomologist and paleontologist. He was a leading figure in entomology during his lifetime and the founder of insect paleontology in America. In addition to fossil insects, ...

in 1875, after discovery in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

, Southern France. It is a

fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...

swallowtail

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...

References

*Hancock, D.L., 1983. Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach.'' Smithersia'' 2: 1-48. *Scudder, S.H., 1875. Fossil butterflies. ''Memoirs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science'' I: I-XI, 1-99. Salem, Massachusetts.

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