Scarce Haitian swallowtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. aristor
Binomial name
Papilio aristor
Godart, 1819

Papilio aristor, the scarce Haitian swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Papilio aristor and other Papilionidae in Novitates Zoologicae

Description

Forewing with two rows of yellow spots; the discal row curved, not extending to the hindmargin, the outer row complete; hindwing with a row of yellow spots. Underside of the forewing with a yellow spot in the cell.

References

  1. Puttick, A.; Nuñez, R. (2020). "Papilio aristor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T15982A798819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T15982A798819.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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