Papilionidae
77a0368 –
4167.1 Papilio demoleus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Host familiy: Fabaceae Rhamnaceae Rutaceae. Host genera: Acronychia Aegle Atalantia Chloroxylon Citrus Clausena Cullen Flindersia Glycosmis Limonia Micromelum Murraya Psoralea Ruta Triphasia Zanthoxylum Ziziphus. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Synonymy: |
demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: [NEW]demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilio) demoleinus Oberthür, 1879 (Papilio) epius Fabricius, 1793 (Papilio) erithonius Cramer, [1779] (Papilio) flavosignatus Heidemann, 1954 (Papilio) libanius Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Papilio) |
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Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758 is recognized as an introduced species by Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). Formerly treated as an extralimital accidental import (reported from Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., CA) in Pelham (2008), it has subsequently been repeatedly reported in southern California and larvae were found a citrus tree on Key West. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Hayden, J.E, K.M. Burnette, M.R. Moore, 2022. Pest Alert: Papilio demoleus, Lime Swallowtail, on Key West, Florida. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, FDACS-P-01665.
- Pelham, J.P., 2008. A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 40: 437.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture (Lime Swallowtail Pest Profile)
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