Papilio antonio
| Papilio antonio | |
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| Hewitson's original figure in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. antonio |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio antonio Hewitson, 1875 | |
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Papilio antonio is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
The wingspan is 90–110 mm.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Papilio antonio negrosiana (Basilan, Leyte and Mindanao)
- Papilio noblei antonia (Southern Negros)
Taxonomy
Papilio antonio 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
Further reading
- N. Mark Collins, Michael G. Morris, sowie International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN, 1985, 401 Seiten, ISBN 2-88032-603-6
- William C. Hewitson: Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Bd.1, London, John Van Voorst, 1866 PDF (10 MB)
- 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