Papilio euterpinus

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Papilio euterpinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. euterpinus
Binomial name
Papilio euterpinus
Salvin & Godman, 1868
Synonyms
  • Papilio euterpinus var. eburneusFassl, 1912

Papilio euterpinus is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1]

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Description

P. euterpinus Godm. & Salv. (12c). Tailless; markings of the upper surface yellowish red. The female similar to the male, is somewhat paler and larger. — From West Colombia to North Peru. The butterfly is an enlarged copy of the Pierid genus Pereute . The insect is usually considered as nearly allied to zagreus , but according to the structure and markings it belongs to the homerus-group near to cacicus. The butterfly is still very rare in collections. [2]

Taxonomy

Papilio euterpinus is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are

Papilio euterpinus is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species-groups:- troilus species-group, glaucus species-group, the zagreus species-group and the scamander species-group.

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References

  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. Jordan, K., in Seitz, A. ( 1907) . The Macrolepidoptera of the World. 5: The Macrolepidoptera of the American faunistic region. Papilionidae 1-45 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .