Battus polydamas antiquus
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Battus polydamas antiquus is an extinct subspecies of the Polydamas Swallowtail
within the Papilionidae family. It is only known by a drawing from 1770 by British entomologist Dru Drury
. It was endemic to Antigua
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Drury's illustration depicts a male. The ground color of the fore and hindwings is black. The upperside of the forewings consists of a row of eight green spots. The upper four spots are small. The sixth one is the biggest. The row of spots on the hind wing is narrower.
Battus polydamas
The Gold Rim Swallowtail or Polydamas Swallowtail is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae.-Description: The wingspan is 90–120 mm without the tail. The upperside of the wings is black with a broad submarginal band formed by large yellow spots...
within the Papilionidae family. It is only known by a drawing from 1770 by British entomologist Dru Drury
Dru Drury
Dru Drury was a British entomologist, one of the foremost of his time.He was born in Wood Lane, London. His father was a silversmith, and Dru took over the business in 1748. He retired as a silversmith in 1789 to devote his time entirely to entomology...
. It was endemic to Antigua
Antigua
Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...
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Drury's illustration depicts a male. The ground color of the fore and hindwings is black. The upperside of the forewings consists of a row of eight green spots. The upper four spots are small. The sixth one is the biggest. The row of spots on the hind wing is narrower.