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Eurytides celadon

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Eurytides celadon
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P. celadon
Binomial name
Protographium celadon
(Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio celadon Lucas, 1852
  • Eurytides celadon
  • Neographium celadon

Protographium celadon, the Cuban kite swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Cuba. Occasional strays can be found on the Florida Keys.

The wingspan is 66–85 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October in two generations.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.