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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Polydamas Swallowtail - Hodges#4158 (Battus polydamas)
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"Florida" Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas lucayus)
Subspecies
Battus polydamas lucayus
- "Florida" Polydamas Swallowtail
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family
Papilionidae (Swallowtails, Parnassians)
Subfamily
Papilioninae
Tribe
Troidini (Birdwings, Cattlehearts and Aristolochia Swallowtails)
Genus
Battus
Species
polydamas
(Polydamas Swallowtail - Hodges#4158)
Subspecies
lucayus
("Florida" Polydamas Swallowtail)
Explanation of Names
Battus polydamas lucayus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) SE USA & Bahamas
Range
SE USA & Bahamas
Habitat
Variable
Season
Year around
Food
Aristolochia
See Also
Battus polydamas and its many subspecies
Internet References
ssp. lucayus
Contributed by
Bill Reynolds
on 19 June, 2012 - 10:27am