Papilio sakontala
Papilio sakontala is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in India.[1]
| Papilio sakontala | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. sakontala |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864 | |
Taxonomy
The taxonomic rank of Papilio sakontala is uncertain. It is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
- Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
- Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
- Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
- Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
- Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
References
External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of holotype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.