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''Papilio xuthus'', also known as the Asian swallowtail, Chinese yellow swallowtail or the Xuthus swallowtail, is a yellow-colored. medium to large sized swallowtail butterfly found in northeast Asia, Northern Myanmar, southern China, Japan (from Hokkaidō to Yaeyama Islands), Siberia, and the Hawaiian Islands.〔 It mates multiple times in its life, leading to an increased genetic diversity in its young.〔 It is preyed upon by a host of organisms, including the tree cricket ''Oecanthus longicauda'', ant ''Lasius niger'', and wasps (''Polistes'' and ''Trogus mactator'').〔 ''P. xuthus'' utilizes color vision and color constancy while foraging for plants of the family ''Rutaceae''.〔 It is common and not threatened. ''Papilio xuthus'' is common in urban, suburban, woods, and orange orchards. The flight period of the butterfly is from May to August.〔 Males use both physical and visual cues to attract mates during the breeding season. Females of the species regularly mate with multiple partners. After mating, females use habitat and food quality to determine where they will oviposit their eggs. ==Taxonomy== ''Papilio xuthus'' is a member of the ''Papilio'' genus, of which ''Papilio appalachiensis'', ''Papilio canadensis'', and ''Papilio glaucus'' are also members. It is of the family Papilionidae and order Lepidoptera.〔Roskov Y., Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A., eds (2013). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2013 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2013/. Species 2000: Reading, UK.〕 It was first introduced in Hawaii in 1971 from Japan or Guam.〔Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press.〕 ''P. xuthus'' makes significant seasonal migrations over 200 km. There are two subspecies of ''P. xuthus'': ''Papilio xuthus koxingus'' and ''Papilio xuthus neoxuthus''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://en.butterflycorner.net/papilio-xuthus-asian-swallowtail-japanischer-schwalbenschwanz-machaon-asiatique.390.0.html )〕 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 xuthus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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