Papilio himeros

Papilio himeros
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. himeros
Binomial name
	Papilio himeros; Hopffer, 1866

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.[2]

Similar species

Papilio lamarchei

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical realm

References

Grice, H.; Marini-Filho, O.; Freitas, A.V.L.; Rosa, A.; Dias, F.M.S.; Mega, N. (2019). "Papilio himeros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15991A145165665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15991A145165665.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Grice, H.; Marini-Filho, O.; Freitas, A.V.L.; Rosa, A.; Dias, F.M.S.; Mega, N. (2019). "Papilio himeros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15991A145165665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T15991A145165665.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.