Papilio delalandei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. delalandei
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Binomial name | |
Papilio delalandei | |
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Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Papilio delalandei is a member of the dardanus species-group. The members of the clade are
- Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
- Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
- Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
- Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
- Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886
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Resting
Biogeographic realm
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.
References
[edit]- ^ Godart, J.-B [1824] Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 81 .
- ^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
External links
[edit]- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien