Biology:Graphium cyrnus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Graphium cyrnus
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. cyrnus
Binomial name
Graphium cyrnus
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cyrnus Boisduval, 1836
  • Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus
  • Papilio cyrnus nuscyrus Suffert, 1904
  • Graphium cyrnus f. similis Storace, 1953
  • Graphium cyrnus f. adiecta Storace, 1953

Graphium cyrnus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown.[2]

It is found on Madagascar .[3] The habitat consists of subhumid forests.

  • Mating pair
    Mating pair

Taxonomy

It is a member of the leonidas-group of closely species (Graphium leonidas, Graphium levassori, Graphium cyrnus).

References

  1. ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Butterfly Corner, Graphium Cyrnus". https://en.butterflycorner.net/Graphium-cyrnus.1508.0.html. 
  3. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini


Wikidata ☰ Q5597250 entry




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