Papilio phorbanta
| Papillon La Pature | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. phorbanta |
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| Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771[2] | |
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The Papillon La Pature (Papilio phorbanta) is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is thought to be endemic to Réunion, but may also be present on the Seychelles, but it might be extinct there.[3]
The inside of the male's wings is black with large blue spots, while the female is brown with white spots on the edge.
Larva feed on Toddalia asiatica but are sometimes also found on Citrus leafs. They can be found in altitudes between 300 m and 1200 m though adults also fly between sea level and 1400 m. Parasites: on eggs: Trichogrammatidae or Sceleonidae, on larva: Carcelia evoluans.[4]
Papilio phorbanta is protected by ministerial ordinance that prohibits capture, sale and transport since 1993.
Subspecies
- Papilio phorbanta phorbanta (Reunion)
- Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879 (Seychelles)
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- ↑ M. Gimenez Dixon (1996). "Papilio phorbanta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
- ↑ Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
- ↑ Les Papillons de la Réunion ISBN BIOTOPE: 978-2-914817-07-3 - page 124-126