Papilio thaiwanus

Papilio thaiwanus, the Formosan swallowtail, is a butterfly in the swallowtail family.[1][2] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1]

Formosan swallowtail
Pinned specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. thaiwanus
Binomial name
Papilio thaiwanus

The larva feeds on Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, and Cinnamomum camphora.

References

  1. 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.
  2. IRMNG (2018). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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