Battus polydamas antiquus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906)
Antigua swallowtail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Papilio polydamas antiquus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1770
Distribution
Antigua, Lesser Antilles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
For an illustration see: http://butterfliesofamerica.com/battus_polydamas_antiquus.htm
References
Original scientific description:
Rothschild, Walter and Jordan, Karl. (1906). A revision of the American papilios. Novit. Zool. 13(3): 411-752.
Other references:
Möhn, 1999, Butterflies of the World 5: 4, pl. 5, f. 2
Steadman, David W., Pregill, Gregory K. and Olson, Storrs L. (1984). Fossil vertebrates from Antigua, Lesser Antilles: Evidence for late Holocene human-caused extinctions in the West Indies. Proc. Nati. Acad. Sci. USA 81: 4448-4451.
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