Papilio grosesmithi

Papilio grosesmithi
Papilio grosesmithi, figs. 34 and 36 Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. grosesmithi
Binomial name
Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926 [2] [3]
Synonyms
Papilio grose-smithi praesesLe Cerf, 1924

Papilio grosesmithi is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. ^[4]

Taxonomy

Resting

Papilio grosesmithi is a member of the demodocus species-group. The clade members are:

• Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799
• Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
• Papilio grosesmithiRothschild, 1926
• Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891

References

1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio grosesmithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T15990A5343081. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15990A5343081.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Rothschild, W. 1926 On some African Papilios, with descriptions of new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 17: 112-114.
3. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

External links

• ARKive images