Papilio manlius

Papilio manlius
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. manlius
Binomial name
Papilio manlius
Fabricius, 1798[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio grachus Fabricius, 1798
  • Papilio philemon Fabricius, 1938

Papilio manlius is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to Mauritius.

It is found throughout the island because it uses introduced Citrus species as larval foodplants.[2]

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