Papilio aristodemus

Schaus' swallowtail

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. aristodemus
Binomial name
Papilio aristodemus
Esper, 1794
Synonyms
  • Heraclides papilio
  • Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus

Papilio aristodemus, the Schaus' swallowtail or island swallowtail, is a species of American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern Florida in the United States and throughout the West Indies. It is named in honor of William Schaus.[3]

  1. ^ Puttick, A.; Hall, P.; Shuey, J. (2020). "Papilio aristodemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62156A110591422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T62156A110591422.en. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Papilio aristodemus - Esper, 1794". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ "Schaus' Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio aristodemus ponceanus". The Orlando Sentinel.