Papilio thaiwanus
Papilio thaiwanus, the Formosan swallowtail, is a butterfly in the swallowtail family.[1][2] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1]
| Formosan swallowtail | |
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| Pinned specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. thaiwanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898 | |
The larva feeds on Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, and Cinnamomum camphora.
References
- Yu-Feng Hsu (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- IRMNG (2018). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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