Eurytides marcellinus

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Jamaican kite
Protographium marcellinus (Doubleday, -1845-) Male.JPG
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Eurytides
Species:
E. marcellinus
Binomial name
Eurytides marcellinus
(Doubleday, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Protographium marcellinus(Doubleday, 1845)

Eurytides marcellinus, the Jamaican kite, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its conservation status is rated as vulnerable.


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References

  1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Protographium marcellinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T8417A12910910. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8417A12910910.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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