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Papilio lamarchei

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Papilio lamarchei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. lamarchei
Binomial name
Papilio lamarchei

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

Description

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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]

References

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  1. ^ 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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.