Papilio epenetus
Species of butterfly
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Papilio epenetus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador.[1]
| Papilio epenetus | |
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| Original illustrations in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies (Figs 14, 15) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. epenetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio epenetus Hewitson, 1861 | |
Description
Tailless. The females is paler than the male. The forewing is without spots except at the margin. The hindwing has large yellowish white marginal spots, and in the female usually also some small discal spots.[2]
Biology
Larvae are found on Citrus.
Taxonomy
Papilio epenetus is a member of the anchisiades species group
