Papilio sakontala
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Papilio sakontala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. sakontala |
Binomial name | |
Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864 | |
Papilio sakontala is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in India.[1]
Taxonomy
The taxonomic rank of Papilio sakontala is uncertain. It is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
- Papilio antonio Hewitson, [1875]
- Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
- Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
- Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]
- Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
- Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
- Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
References
External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of holotype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
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