Papilio mahadeva

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Burmese raven
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Moore's figure in Proceedings of the Zoological Society - Papilio mahadeva is figure 1
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. mahadeva
Binomial name
Papilio mahadeva
Moore, [1879]
Synonyms
  • Papilio mahadevus
  • Papilio mahadevamaheswara Jordan, 1909
  • Papilio mehalaGrose-Smith, 1886
  • Papilio selangoranusFruhstorfer, 1901

Papilio mahadeva, the Burmese raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi. [1]

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Subspecies

Biology

Papilio mahadeva is a mimic of Euploea core . Recorded larval food plants are species of Glycosmis including Glycosmis pentaphylla and Glycosmis citrifolia .

Habitat

It lives in lowland dipterocarp forests and forest edges at up to 500 m.

Systematics

Papilio mahadeva is a member of the castor species group. The clade members are:

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