Papilio caiguanabus explained

Papilio caiguanabus, the Poey's black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.

Description

P. caiguanabus has a peculiar appearance owing to the absence of the yellow discal bands and the enlargement of the submarginal spots.^[1]

References

• 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
• Book: Collins . N. Mark . Morris . Michael G. . Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book . 1985 . . Gland & Cambridge . 978-2-88032-603-6 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 24, figure 16 (female).

External links

• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

Notes and References

1. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. (1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45