Papilio oxynius

Papilio oxynius, the Cuban black swallowtail, is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Cuba.^{[2] [3]}

Papilio oxynius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. oxynius
Binomial name
Papilio oxynius (Geyer, [1827])[1]
Synonyms
Laertias oxynius Geyer, [1827] Papilio augustus Boisduval, 1836 Papilio oxynius f. ochracea Rousseau-Decelle, 1933 Papilio oxynius f. niveomarginatus Rousseau-Decelle, 1933

Description

Similar to P. pelaus but the band of the forewing only indicated; the marginal spots of both wings large.^[4]

Biology

Larvae feed on Xanthoxylum. Adults are gregarious by day, resting on the trunk and branches.^[5]

Taxonomy

Papilio oxynius is a member of the anchisiades species group.