Protographium marcellinus

Jamaican Kite
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Protographium
Species: P. marcellinus
Binomial name
Protographium marcellinus
(Doubleday, 1845)

The Jamaican Kite (Protographium marcellinus) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is believed to be endangered.

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