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Papilio astyalus (Broad-banded Swallowtail)

Synonyms: Heraclides astyalus; Papilio astyalus occidentalis; Papilio hippomedon; Papilio oebalus

Wikipedia Abstract

Papilio astyalus, the broad-banded swallowtail or Astyalus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from Mexico south to Argentina. It is occasionally reported from southern Texas and rare strays can be found up to southern Arizona and northern Texas. The wingspan is 117–120 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October. There are probably two generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves of Citrus trees. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Lantana species.
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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.
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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