Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis (Information about this image)
Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Divisio: Neoptera
Subdivisio: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Divisio: Ditrysia
Sectio: Cossina
Subsection: Bombycina
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea
Series: Papilioniformes
Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Subgenus: Papilio (Pterourus)
Species: Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis
Name
Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis Pavulaan & Wright, 2002
Type locality: Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, 3200’ elev., Clay County, North Carolina.
Holotype: Male, 10 May 2001, deposited in the Museum of the Hemispheres, Goose Creek, South Carolina.
References
* Pavulaan, Harry and Wright, David M., 2002. Pterourus appalachiensis (Papilionidae: Papilioninae), A new swallowtail butterfly from the Appalachian region of the United States. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey, 3(7):1-20. (15 June 2002) [1]
* Pavulaan, Harry and Wright, David M., 2004. Discovery of a black female form of Pterourus appalachiensis (Papilionidae: Papilioninae) and additional observations of the species in West Virginia. The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 6(1). (1 Dec 2004) [2]
* Lamas, G., 2004, Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
