Papilio scamander

Papilio scamander, the Scamander swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from eastern and south-eastern Brazil south into Argentina.

Papilio scamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Tribe:
Papilionini
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. scamander
Binomial name
Papilio scamander
Boisduval, 1836
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhosticta scamander
  • Pterourus scamander
  • Papilio eurymander Hopffer, 1865
  • Papilio stewarti Avinoff, 1926
  • Papilio argentinus Nosswitz, 1927
  • Papilio argentinus Schreiter, 1930
  • Papilio dechaufouri Zikán, 1938

The wingspan is about 110 mm.

Subspecies
  • Papilio scamander scamander (Brazil)
  • Papilio scamander joergenseni Röber, 1925 (Bolivia, north-western Argentina)
  • Papilio scamander grayi Boisduval, 1836 (Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo))


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