Papilio neyi

Papilio neyi
Niepelt's figure.Original Description
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. neyi
Binomial name
Papilio neyi
Niepelt, 1909

Papilio neyi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil.[1]

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio neyi is in the Papilio zagreus species-group. This clade has two members.

References

  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6 pdf
  3. Tyler, H.A., Brown, Jr., K.S. & Wilson, K.H. 1994. Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida

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