Papilio homerus

Taxobox
name = Homerus Swallowtail Butterfly

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status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Papilionidae
genus = "Papilio"
species = "P. homerus"
binomial = "Papilio homerus"
binomial_authority= Fabricius, 1793

The Homerus swallowtail, "Papilio homerus", is the largest butterfly in the Western hemisphere. It belongs to the swallowtail family (Tribus: Papilionini) and is often placed in the Subgenus "Pterourus", considered a genus by some authors. It is found only in Jamaica (The Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica and some forests in the west of the island) and is under significant pressure from commercial agriculture.

External links

* [http://www.jsdnp.org.jm/papilioho.htm The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly] Ecology and Conservation.Account by Eric Garraway and Audette J. A. Bailey Department of Zoology, University of the West Indies, Mona.
* [http://www.nrca.org/policies/policydescription_part3.htm Draft Jamaican Swallowtail Recovery Plan] National Environment and Planning Agency Jamaica.