Papilio bachus
Papilio bachus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. bachus |
Binomial name | |
Papilio bachus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | |
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Papilio bachus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Papilio zagreus.
The wingspan is 110–130 mm.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Papilio bachus belsazar Niepelt, 1908
- Papilio bachus chrysomelus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
References
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 13.
External links
- Papilio bachus, ButterflyCorner.net
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