Papilio delalandei

Papilio delalandei
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. delalandei
Binomial name
Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]. [1] [2]
Synonyms
Papilio lalandeiBoisduval, 1836

Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. ^[3]

Taxonomy

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 delalandeiGodart, [1824]
• Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
• Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886

• 
  Resting
• 
  Upperside

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.

References

1. Godart, J.-B [1824] Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 81 .
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.

External links

• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien