Papilio euterpinus
| Papilio euterpinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. euterpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio euterpinus Osbert Salvin & Godman, 1868 | |
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Papilio euterpinus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Taxonomy
Papilio euterpinus is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio cacicus Lucas, 1852
- Papilio euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
- Papilio garamas (Geyer, [1829])
- Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio menatius (Hübner, [1819])
- Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865
Papilio euterpinus 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.
Ecozone
This species is located in the neotropical ecozone.
References
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 22
External links
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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