Biology:Papilio lowi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Great yellow Mormon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. lowi
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio lowi H. Druce, 1873
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Papilio lowi, the great yellow Mormon or Asian swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1873. It is found in Borneo, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Palawan, Balabac).[2]
Wingspan: 107–126 mm (4.2–5.0 in)
Larvae feed on citrus plants. Adults nectar on various flowers.
Adults of P. lowi, much like other Mormons, mimic the inedible red-bodied swallowtails.
It is named after British colonial administrator and naturalist Hugh Low.[3] [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savela, Markku (March 20, 2019). "Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/#memnon. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Papilio lowi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=168755.
- ↑ Druce, H. (1873). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.: 358.
- ↑ do. Plate XXXIII, No.6
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papilio lowi. |
- Papilio lowi, EoL
Wikidata ☰ Q166360 entry
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