Papilio grosesmithi

Papilio grosesmithi
Papilio grosesmithi Figs.34,36 Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. grosesmithi
Binomial name
Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926[1]
Synonyms
Papilio grose-smithi praeses Le Cerf, 1924

Papilio grosesmithi is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.^[2]

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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Sources

• Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Papilio grosesmithi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.

External links

• ARKive images