Papilio mangoura

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Papilio mangoura
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Montagne d'Ambre National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. mangoura
Binomial name
Papilio mangoura
Hewitson, 1875 [2] [3]

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

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References

  1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio mangoura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15996A5346258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15996A5346258.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Hewitson, W.C. 1875 Descriptions of Rhopalocera from Madagascar. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 11: 226-227.
  3. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-10.