Papilio homothoas


Papilio homothoas, the false giant swallowtail, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Panama, and Costa Rica.

Description

P. homothoas R. & J.. Tail shorter and more rounded at the tip than in the thoas-forms from South America; no cell-spot on the forewing. Genitalia quite different from the organs of P. thoas; instead left of the long anal clasper of thoas there is a short fork, the teeth of which are curved right and harpe broad, rounded.
Orinoco, Colombia, Marguerita Island off the coast of Venezuela.

Biology

The larvae of P. homothoas feed on plants of the genera Ruta and Citrus.

Taxonomy

Papilio machaonides is a member of the Papilio thoas species group.