Papilio androgeus
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The Androgeus Swallowtail or Queen Swallowtail (Papilio androgeus) is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico
to Argentina
with a small population in southern Florida
.
The wingspan
is 134-140 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum elephanatiasus, Citrus reticulata and Citrus sinensis. Adults feed on nectar of various flowers.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
with a small population in southern Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 134-140 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum elephanatiasus, Citrus reticulata and Citrus sinensis. Adults feed on nectar of various flowers.
Subspecies
- Papilio androgeus androgeus (Surinam, Colombia, Ecuador to Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso))
- Papilio androgeus epidaurus Godman & Salvin, 1890 (Florida, Mexico, Panama, Cuba to Santa Lucia)
- Papilio androgeus laodocus (Fabricius, 1793) (Brazil (Minas Gerais, Paraná), Paraguay, Argentina)