Papilio scamander
Papilio scamander, the Scamander swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from eastern and south-eastern Brazil south into Argentina.
| Papilio scamander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. scamander |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio scamander Boisduval, 1836 | |
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The wingspan is about 110 mm.
Subspecies
- Papilio scamander scamander (Brazil)
- Papilio scamander joergenseni Röber, 1925 (Bolivia, north-western Argentina)
- Papilio scamander grayi Boisduval, 1836 (Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo))
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