Papilio epiphorbas is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. epiphorbas
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Taxonomy
editPapilio epiphorbas is a member of the oribazus species-group. The clade members are
- Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
- Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
- Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891
Subspecies
edit- Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas (Madagascar)
- Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990[4] (Anjouan)
- Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Grand Comore)
References
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- ^ Boisduval, J.B. 1833. Mémoire sur les Lépidoptères de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle. Paris 2: 149–270.
- ^ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
- ^ Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 Description de deux nouvelles sous-especes de Papilio epiphorbas de l'archipel des Comores Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 94 (7-8) : 213-219
- Carcasson, R.H 1960 The Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae).Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society pdf Key to East Africa members of the species group, diagnostic and other notes and figures. (Permission to host granted by The East Africa Natural History Society
External links
edit- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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