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Papilio xanthopleura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. xanthopleura
Binomial name
	Papilio xanthopleura; Godman & Salvin, 1868
Synonyms
	Papilio xanthopleura var. diaphora Staudinger, 1891;

Papilio xanthopleura is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru and Brazil.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

^ Papilio at Funet
^ Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 25, figure 16.

External links

Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Papilio at Funet

[2] Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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