Allancastria

Allancastria
Allancastria cretica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Parnassiinae
Genus: Allancastria
Bryk , 1932
Species

Allancastria louristana
Allancastria deyrollei
Allancastria cretica
Allancastria cerisyi
Allancastria caucasica

Allancastria is a genus of Palaearctic swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Five species are known.The genus has a complex history.

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Taxonomy

The genus consists of the following species:[1][2]

Food plant

Species in this genus feed on Aristolochia species.

References

  1. ^ Nazari, V., Zakharov, E.V., and Sperling, F.A.H., 2007. Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes. Molecular phylogenetics and Evolution, 42: 131-156(English)
  2. ^ Catalogue of Life:2009; Geraadpleegd op 20-11-2009 (English)
  3. ^ Lederer, J. (1864) Zur Lepidopteren-Fauna von Imeretien und Grusien. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 8 (5): 165-172; pl. 3.
  4. ^ Rebel, Hans (1904) [Neue Lokalform von Thais cerisyi]. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 54: 2-3
  5. ^ Oberthür, C. (1869) [Thais deyrollei]. Petites Nouv. ent. 1: (3) or (7)
  6. ^ Le Cerf, F. (1908) Description d'une variété nouvelle de Thais Cerisyi God. (Lép.). Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1908 (2): 21-22.

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