Papilio himeros
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| taxon = Papilio himeros
| authority = Hopffer, 1866
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Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
Description
Both wings with yellow band (which is broader in the male than in the female); tail with yellow apical spot; submarginal spots of the hindwing in the male yellow, in the female red except the 2 anterior ones.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45{{PD-notice}}
Similar species
Biogeographic realm
Taxonomy
Papilio himeros is a member of the species group torquatus
References
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External links
- [http://www.butterflycorner.net/Papilio-himeros.1658.0.html Butterfly corner] Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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Category:Papilionidae of South America
Category:Taxa named by Carl Heinrich Hopffer
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Butterflies described in 1866
Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
Category:Lepidoptera of Argentina
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