Eurytides celadon

Eurytides celadon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. celadon
Binomial name
Eurytides celadon
(H. Lucas, 1852)[2]
Synonyms
  • Papilio celadon H. Lucas, 1852
  • Protographium celadon (H. Lucas, 1852)
  • Neographium celadon

Eurytides celadon, the Cuban kite swallowtail or celadon swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba.[1] Occasional strays can be found on the Florida Keys.

The wingspan is 66–85 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October in two generations.[3] Its host plant is believed to be Nectandra coriacea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Puttick, A.; Nuñez, R. (2018). "Protographium celadon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110717766A110717796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110717766A110717796.en. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (March 19, 2019). "Protographium celadon (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Paul A. Opler (1998). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-395-90453-6.

Further reading

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  • Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.


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