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Baronia brevicornis (Shorthorned swallowtail)

Synonyms: Baronia brevicornis f. pallida; Baronia brevicornis f. parvisubmarginalis; Baronia brevicornis rufodiscalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Baronia brevicornis, commonly known as the short-horned baronia, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is monotypic within the genus Baronia. It is endemic to a very small area of Mexico, where the distribution is patchy and restricted. The genus is named after a Mr Baron who collected the first specimen in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. The species was then described by Salvin. Morphological characteristics include an abdominal scent organ in females.
View Wikipedia Record: Baronia brevicornis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Baronia brevicornis

Prey / Diet

Vachellia campeachiana[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0