-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Swallowtails and Parnassians (Family Papilionidae)

-Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

-Birdwings, Cattlehearts, and Pipevine Swallowtails (Tribe Troidini)

-Subtribe Battina

-Pipevine Swallowtails and Allies (Genus Battus)

-Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

-Battus polydamas ssp. polydamas

The Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas), belonging to the family Papilionidae. Notably, it lacks the characteristic tails seen in many other swallowtails, making it distinctive within its group. Velvety black with a row of yellow or gold spots forming a band across both the forewings and hindwings.