Papilio euterpinus

Papilio euterpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. euterpinus
Binomial name
Papilio euterpinus
Osbert Salvin & Godman, 1868
Synonyms
  • Papilio euterpinus var. eburneus Fassl, 1912

Papilio euterpinus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]

Taxonomy

Papilio euterpinus is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are

Papilio euterpinus is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species-groups:- troilus species-group, glaucus species-group, the zagreus species-group and the scamander species-group.

Ecozone

This species is located in the neotropical ecozone.

References


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