Species Papilio ornythion - Ornythion Swallowtail

Classification · Identification · Range · See Also

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails, Parnassians)

Subfamily Papilioninae

Genus Papilio

Species ornythion (Ornythion Swallowtail)

Identification

Similar to Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes), but paler yellow, the bands on the forewing just touch at the tip (not crossing), and lacks yellow on the tails.

Range

Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (where rare), accidental in western Texas and New Mexico.

See Also

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Contributed by Will Cook on 21 September, 2006 - 7:43pm

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