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The Androgeus Swallowtail, Queen Page, or Queen Swallowtail (''Papilio androgeus'') is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from Mexico to Argentina with a small population in southern Florida. ==Description== The sexes are different and the female occurs in many districts in two forms. Tail narrow, pointed. Hindwing above with narrow bluish submarginal crescents, beneath with a regular row of reddish yellow crescents between cell and outer margin. Female-f. ''androgeus'' Cr. has on the forewing two large yellow patches, sometimes also a small spot; in the female-f. ''piranthus'' these spots are wanting or are merely indicated, the metallic scaling of the hindwing is not dense and extends into the cell.〔Jordan, K. , in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45〕 The wingspan is 134–140 mm. Female-f. ''androgeus'' Cr. has on the forewing two large yellow patches, sometimes also a small spot; in the female-f. ''piranthus'' these spots are wanting or are merely indicated, the metallic scaling of the hindwing is not dense and extends into the cell. File:Papilioandrogeosmale.jpg|Male File:Papilioandrogeusfemale.jpg|Female File:Papilioandrogeusgynandromorph.jpg|Gynandromorph 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Papilio androgeus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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