Papilio maraho

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Papilio maraho
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. maraho
Binomial name
Papilio maraho
(Shiraki & Sonan, 1934)

Papilio maraho is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Taiwan and has the highest profile due to its rarity and listing as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red Data Book [2] . Morphologically, it is very similar to Papilio elwesi. Both of species are in Agehana (a species group, often treated as a genus or a subgenus, within Papilio sensu lato). Based on the phylogenetic research, “Agehana” fell within the American Papilio subgenus Pterourus. [3]

Papilio maraho feeds exclusively on Sassafras randaiense, a plant that's considered vulnerable by the IUCN. The host plant is only found in a few sunny spots in forest gaps at medium elevations in Taiwan's Central Mountain Range. [4]

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  1. ↑ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio maraho". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T15998A5347143. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15998A5347143.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Collins, NM; Morris, MG (1985). Threatened swallowtail butterflies of the world: the IUCN Red Data Book: IUCN.
  3. ↑ Wu, Li-Wei; Yen, Shen-Horn; Lees, David C.; Lu, Chih-Chien; Yang, Ping-Shih; Hsu, Yu-Feng (2015-10-20). "Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Asian Pterourus Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): A Case of Intercontinental Dispersal from North America to East Asia". PLOS ONE. 10 (10): e0140933. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140933 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   4617649 . PMID   26484776.
  4. ↑ IUCN (1998-01-01). Sassafras randaiense: Lu, S.Y. & Pan, F.J.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T31248A9619639 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.1998.rlts.t31248a9619639.en.

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