Papilio epiphorbas

Papilio epiphorbas
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. epiphorbas
Binomial name
Papilio epiphorbas
Synonyms
  • Druryia epiphorbas
  • Papilio epiphorbas f. hova Le Cerf, 1924
  • Papilio epiphorbas f. oriphorbas Le Cerf, 1924

Papilio epiphorbas is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Taxonomy

Underside

Papilio epiphorbas is a member of the oribazus species-group. The clade members are

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Boisduval, J.B. 1833. Mémoire sur les Lépidoptères de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle. Paris 2: 149–270.
  2. ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ↑ Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 Description de deux nouvelles sous-especes de Papilio epiphorbas de l'archipel des Comores Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94 (7-8) : 213-219