| Archon apollinaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Archon |
| Species: | A. apollinaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Archon apollinaris (Staudinger, 1892) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Doritis apollinus var. apollinarisStaudinger, 1892 [2] | |
Archon apollinaris is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Iran, Iraq, and eastern Turkey. [1] [3] [4] [5]
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