Papilio epenetus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador.Papilio at Funet
Description Tailless. The females is paler than the male. The forewing is without spots except at the margin. The hindwing has large yellowish white marginal spots, and in the female usually also some small discal spots.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1–45
Biology Larvae are found on Citrus.
Taxonomy Papilio epenetus is a member of the anchisiades species group
References
Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 24, figure 19 (female)
External links
Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien