Papilio oxynius explained

Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large.^[3]

Biology

Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum. Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches.^[4]

References

• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 25, figure 7

External links

• 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.
• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

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. Riley, N.D. (1975). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins, London.
3. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
4. Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) online