Papilio bachus

Papilio bachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. bachus
Binomial name
Papilio bachus
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio oberthuri Apolinar, 1916
  • Pyrrhosticta bachus

Papilio bachus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Some authors consider it to be a subspecies of Papilio zagreus.

The wingspan is 110–130 mm.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

References


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