Papilio warscewiczii

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Papilio warscewiczii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. warscewiczii
Binomial name
Papilio warscewiczii
Hopffer, 1866
Synonyms
  • Papilio soratensisSalvin & Godman, 1868
  • Papilio jelskiiOberthür, 1881

Papilio warscewiczii is a Neotropical species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. [1]

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Habitat

Moist rainforest in Madidi National Park, Bolivia Madidi National Park 2006-25-7.jpg
Moist rainforest in Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Montane forest in the Bolivian Yungas ecoregion. The larval food plant is not recorded . [2]

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio warscewiczii is a member of the homerus species group. The members of this clade are

and the enigmatic Papilio judicael known only from a handful of specimens and either a valid species from the Andean region, or a hybrid P. menatius × P. warscewiczii.

Papilio warscewiczii is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species group, glaucus species group, the zagreus species group and the scamander species group.

Etymology

Named for the collector Józef Warszewicz

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References

  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández, 2010. HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. (Accessed: 18 Aug.2010)