Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836 is a animal in the Papilionidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836 (Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836)
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Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836

The three-tailed tiger swallowtail Papilio pilumnus is a swallowtail butterfly found in Texas, Mexico and Guatemala.

Family
Genus
Papilio
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Papilio pilumnus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio pilumnus, commonly known as the three-tailed tiger swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Papilio. This species can be found in Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala. The larvae of Papilio pilumnus feed on the leaves of plants from the Litsea genus.

Photo: (c) Rufino Sandoval Garcia, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rufino Sandoval Garcia

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Papilionidae › Papilio

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