Papilio paeon
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Papilio paeon Male | |
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Species: | P. paeon
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Papilio paeon Boisduval, 1836
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Papilio paeon is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Colombia.[1]
Biology
A bioindicator of integrity in semi-arid vegetation and habitats.
Subspecies
- Papilio paeon paeon (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
- Papilio paeon thrason C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia)
- Papilio paeon escomeli Cockerell, 1927 (Peru)
References
External links
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6.
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien