Papilio grosesmithi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Subgenus: Papilio (Princeps)
Species: Papilio grosesmithi
Name
Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926

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

Taxonomy

Papilio grosesmithi is a member of the demodocus species-group. The clade members are:

Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799
Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891

References

Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio grosesmithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15990A5343081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15990A5343081.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Rothschild, W. 1926 On some African Papilios, with descriptions of new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 17: 112-114.
Papilio, Site of Markku Savela

"Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

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