Papilio lamarchei explained

Papilio lamarchei is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found from Argentina to Bolivia.[1]

Description

The yellow band narrower than in Papilio himeros, forewing without yellow spot distally of the anterior angle of the cell; hindwing very strongly dentate, tail without yellow spot at the tip. Harpe short and rounded, whilst in himeros it is long and pointed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/index.html 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

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