Papilio neyi
| Papilio neyi | |
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| Niepelt's figure.Original Description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. neyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio neyi Niepelt, 1909 | |
Papilio neyi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil.[1]
Subspecies
- Papilio neyi neyi (Ecuador)
- Papilio neyi bedoci Le Cerf, 1925 (French Guiana)
- Papilio neyi josianae (Möhn, 2001) (Peru)
Taxonomy
Papilio neyi is in the Papilio zagreus species-group. This clade has two members.
- Papilio zagreus
- Papilio neyi (may be a form or subspecies of zagreus) [2][3]
References
- ↑ Papilio at Funet
- ↑ Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6 pdf
- ↑ Tyler, H.A., Brown, Jr., K.S. & Wilson, K.H. 1994. Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida