Papilio mahadeva
| Burmese Raven | |
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| Moore's figure in Proceedings of the Zoological Society.Papilio mahadeva is figure 1 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. mahadeva |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Burmese Raven (Papilio mahadeva) is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi.[1]
Subspecies
- Papilio mahadeva mahadeva (Thailand)
- Papilio mahadeva mehala Grose-Smith, 1886 (Burma)
- Papilio mahadeva selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Peninsular Malaya)
- Papilio mahadeva choui Li, 1994 (Guangxi)
Biology
Papilio mahadeva is a mimic of Euploea core.Recorded larval foodplants are species of Glycosmis- Glycosmis pentaphylla and Glycosmis citrifolia.
Habitat
Lowland dipterocarp forests and forest edges up to 500m.
Systematics
Papilio mahadeva is a member of the castor species-group. The clade members are
- Papilio castor Westwood, 1842
- Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
- Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]
References
External links
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien