Papilio wilsoni

Papilio wilsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. wilsoni
Binomial name
Papilio wilsoni
Rothschild, 1926[1]

Papilio wilsoni is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Ethiopia.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio wilsoni belongs to a clade called the nireus species-group with 13 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus. The clade members are:

References


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