Papilio grosesmithi

Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio grosesmithi

Papilio grosesmithi, figs. 34 and 36 Bulletin of the Hill Museum

Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Papilionidae
Genus:  | Papilio
Species:  |

P. grosesmithi

Binomial name
Papilio grosesmithi

Rothschild, 1926 [2][3]

Synonyms

* Papilio grose-smithi praeses Le Cerf, 1924

Papilio grosesmithi is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar . The habitat consists of forests.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 References
* 3 Sources
* 4 External links

## Taxonomy

Papilio grosesmithi is a member of the demodocus species-group. The clade members are:

* Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799
* Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
* Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
* Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
* Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891

## References

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1. ↑ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio grosesmithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T15990A5343081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15990A5343081.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15990/5343081. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. ↑ Rothschild, W. 1926 On some African Papilios, with descriptions of new forms. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 17: 112-114.
3. ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
4. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/papilionidae_papilionini.doc.

## Sources

## External links

* ARKive images

Wikidata ☰ Q289434 entry

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