Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.Papilio at FunetRiley, N.D. (1975). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of the West Indies. Collins, London.
Description Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large.Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)
Biology Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum. Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches.Rothschild, W. and Jordan, K. (1906). A revision of the American Papilios. Novitates Zoologicae 13: 411-752. (Facsimile edition ed. P.H. Arnaud, 1967) online
Taxonomy Papilio oxynius is a member of the anchisiades species group.
References
Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World Page 25, figure 7
External links
Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien