Papilio hipponous

Species of butterfly

Papilio hipponous

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

P. hipponous

Binomial name
Papilio hipponous

C & R. Felder, 1862

Synonyms

* Menelaides hipponous

Papilio hipponous is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines.

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

## Contents

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

## Subspecies[edit]

* Papilio hipponous bazilanus Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao))
* Papilio hipponous daku (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Marinduque, Mindoro))
* Papilio hipponous gamay (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Balabac, Palawan))
* Papilio hipponous hipponous (Philippines (Camiguin de Luzon, Luzon))
* Papilio hipponous leptosephus Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Assam)
* Papilio hipponous lunifer Rothschild, 1894 (Talaud, Sangie Islands)
* Papilio hipponous lynn (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Cuyo Islands))
* Papilio hipponous madil (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Busuanga))
* Papilio hipponous palpag (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Sanga Sanga, Sibuti, Tawitawi))
* Papilio hipponous rolandi (Page & Treadaway, 2003)  (Philippines (Panay, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros))

## Taxonomy[edit]

Papilio hipponous is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are

* Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
* Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
* Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
* Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
* Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
* Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
* Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
* Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

## References[edit]

* Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 - via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
* Page M. G.P & Treadaway,C. G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7

## External links[edit]

Wikispecies has information related to Papilio hipponous.

* = The Global Butterfly Information System Images of specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London including syntypes of bazilanus Fruhstorfer. Taxonomic history.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papilio hipponous.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q7132909
* Wikispecies: Papilio (Menelaides) hipponous
* BioLib: 400302
* BOLD: 29476
* CoL: 75LYF
* EoL: 130842
* GBIF: 1938066
* iNaturalist: 557239
* NCBI: 262657

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