Papilio oribazus

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Papilio oribazus
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Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Madagascar
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. oribazus
Binomial name
Papilio oribazus
Boisduval, 1836
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female

Papilio oribazus is a swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in eastern Madagascar. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. [1] [2] The habitat consists of forests and forest margins. [3]

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Taxonomy

Papilio oribazus is the nominal member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

References

  1. ↑ Boisduval, J.B.A. 1836. In: [Roret, Suites à Buffon] Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères 1: [iv], xii, 690 + 6 pp. Paris.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.


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