Papilio caiguanabus
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Poey's black swallowtail
| image = Papilio caiguanabus (1 - dorsal view).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Papilio caiguanabus
| authority = (Poey, 1851)
}}
Papilio caiguanabus, the Poey's black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.
Description
On the obverse, the wings are dark brown. The forewings have a series of submarginal yellow dots and a few yellow macules at the apex. The hindwings have tails and bear a postdiscal row of macules, yellow in the male and white in the female, and a red dot in the anal angle. The reverse side is very similar but the hindwings bear two additional red dots and blue disc lunulae.
P. caiguanabus has a peculiar appearance owing to the absence of the yellow discal bands and the enlargement of the submarginal spots.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
Taxonomy
Papilio caiguanabus is a member of the Papilio thoas species group
References
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- Calhoun, J. 2018. Papilio (Heraclides) caiguanabus Poey (Papilionidae): a new U.S. record from the Florida Keys, with notes on its name and food plant News of the Lepidopterists' Society 60:84-87 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325603192_Papilio_Heraclides_caiguanabus_Poey_Papilionidae_a_new_US_record_from_the_Florida_Keys_with_notes_on_its_name_and_food_plant]
- {{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=N. Mark |last2=Morris |first2=Michael G. |title=Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland & Cambridge |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World {{ISBN|0-245-52097-X}} Page 24, figure 16 (female).
External links
- [http://en.butterflycorner.net/Papilio-caiguanabus-Poey-s-Black-Swallowtail.1616.0.html Butterflycorner] Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
- [https://insecta.pro/taxonomy/16262 Insecta pro]
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Category:Endemic fauna of Cuba
Category:Butterflies described in 1851
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by Felipe Poey
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