Papilio himeros explained

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.[1]

Similar species

Papilio lamarchei

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical realm

External links

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