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The '''Corsican Swallowtail''', '''''Papilio hospiton''''', is a species of [[butterfly]] in the [[Papilionidae]] family. It is found only in [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]].<ref name="Threatened">{{cite book |title=Threatened Swallowtails of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book |last1=Collins |first=N. Mark |last2=Collins |first2=Michael G. |series=IUCN Protected Area Programme Series |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. |isbn= |
The '''Corsican Swallowtail''', '''''Papilio hospiton''''', is a species of [[butterfly]] in the [[Papilionidae]] family. It is found only in [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]].<ref name="Threatened">{{cite book |title=Threatened Swallowtails of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book |last1=Collins |first=N. Mark |last2=Collins |first2=Michael G. |series=IUCN Protected Area Programme Series |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |pages=326–327 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=RomV7uO_t9YC |accessdate=22 October 2010}}</ref> |
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A medium-sized butterfly with [[wingspan]] of {{convert|72|-|76|mm}}, ''Papilio hospiton'' is a short black and yellow swallowtail with short tails. The butterfly has blue and red markings. Sexes are alike.<ref name="Threatened"/> |
A medium-sized butterfly with [[wingspan]] of {{convert|72|-|76|mm}}, ''Papilio hospiton'' is a short black and yellow swallowtail with short tails. The butterfly has blue and red markings. Sexes are alike.<ref name="Threatened"/> |
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The Corsican Swallowtail, Papilio hospiton, is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is found only in Corsica and Sardinia.[2]
A medium-sized butterfly with wingspan of 72–76 millimetres (2.8–3.0 in), Papilio hospiton is a short black and yellow swallowtail with short tails. The butterfly has blue and red markings. Sexes are alike.[2]
The Corsican swallowtail inhabits mountainous regions at 400–1,500 metres (1,300–4,900 ft) above sea level on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia.[1] The foodplants are from the family Umbelliferae, and include Fennel Foeniculum vulgare, Giant Fennel Ferula communis, Corsican Rue Ruta corsica and Peucedanum paniculatum though some of these records are disputed.[2] Papilio hospiton is bivoltine with broods in May and August. Habitat destruction and disappearance of foodplants as well as excessive collecting are the principal threats to the Corsican Swallowtail.[2]
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- ^ a b c d Collins, N. Mark; Collins, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtails of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN Protected Area Programme Series. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K.: IUCN. pp. 326–327. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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