Protographium 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.

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

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

References

  1. Savela, Markku (March 19, 2019). "Protographium celadon (Lucas, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. Eastern Butterflies.

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.


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