Papilio himeros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.
Description Both wings with yellow band (which is broader in the male than in the female); tail with yellow apical spot; submarginal spots of the hindwing in the male yellow, in the female red except the 2 anterior ones.Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45
Similar species Papilio lamarchei
Biogeographic realm Neotropical realm
Taxonomy Papilio himeros is a member of the species group torquatus
References
External links Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien