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Scamander swallowtail

Papilio scamander Boisduval, 1836

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The scamander swallowtail (Papilio scamander) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the scamander swallowtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the scamander swallowtail live?

Not recorded

Is the scamander swallowtail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the scamander swallowtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio scamander Boisduval, 1836

Synonyms Papilio coroebus, Papilio eurymander, Papilio grayi, Papilio scamander joergenseni

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Borboleta-escamandroPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scamander swallowtail

Other species in the same genus Papilio.

Orange dog

Papilio demodocus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scamander swallowtail?

The scamander swallowtail (Papilio scamander) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scamander swallowtail (Papilio scamander). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scamander-swallowtail

MLA

“Scamander swallowtail (Papilio scamander).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scamander-swallowtail.

BibTeX
@misc{scamander_swallowtail_2026,
  title = {Scamander swallowtail (Papilio scamander)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scamander-swallowtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}