Biology:Papilio montrouzieri

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio montrouzieri
Papilio montrouzieri.JPG
Tereka dry forests, Noumea, New Caledonia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. montrouzieri
Binomial name
Papilio montrouzieri
Boisduval, 1859
Synonyms
  • Papilio chaudoiri C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Papilio ulysses var. ulyssinus Westwood, 1860
  • Papilio ulysses var. ulyssinus ab. ulyssellus Westwood, 1860
  • Papilio westwoodi Oberthür, 1879

Papilio montrouzieri, occasionally referred to as Montrouzier's Ulysses, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to New Caledonia.[1] It resembles the more widespread relative, Papilio ulysses. Its name refers to French entomologist, explorer and priest Xavier Montrouzier.

See also

  • Biodiversity of New Caledonia

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3018060 entry