Papilio manlius

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

Papilio manlius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. manlius
Binomial name
Papilio manlius
Synonyms
  • Papilio grachus Fabricius, 1798
  • Papilio philemon Fabricius, 1938

Description

The discal band of the forewing in both sexes only composed of three spots (in cellules 3, 4 and in the cell); that of the hindwing short, only covering the base of cellules 2 and 3 and there obliquely cut off; both wings above with blue submarginal spots; the forewing of the has, however, only very few of these. Mauritius.[4]

Taxonomy

Papilio manlius belongs to an Afrotropical clade called the nireus species group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are:

References

  1. Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio manlius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15997A5346633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15997A5346633.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Fabricius , J.C. 1798. Supplementum entomologiae systematica iv, 1-572. Hafniae.
  3. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
  4. Aurivillius, [P.O.]C. 1908-1924. In: Seitz, A. Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde Band 13: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen Tagfalter, 1925, 613 Seiten, 80 Tafeln (The Macrolepidoptera of the World 13).Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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