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Scamander Swallowtail

Papilio scamander

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 27, February 26, March 40, April 40, May 21, June 18, July 6, August 13, September 52, October 33, November 19, December 20.
Brazil315
Sao Paulo145
Rio Grande do Sul77
Parana45
Santa Catarina23
Minas Gerais21
Rio de Jeneiro4
Uruguay2
Rivera1
Cerro Largo1

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilySwallowtails and Parnassians · Papilionidae
GenusCommon Swallowtails · Papilio

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