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Papilio hectorides (Hector's swallowtail butterfly)

Synonyms: Papilio argentus

Wikipedia Abstract

Papilio hectorides is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. It is common and not threatened. Larvae feed on Piperaceae.
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Prey / Diet

Citrus aurantium (myrtle-leaved orange tree)[1]
Citrus reticulata (tangerine)[1]
Piper peltatum (baquina)[1]
Zanthoxylum fagara (lime pricklyash)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - 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