Biology:Papilio thaiwanus

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Formosan swallowtail
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Pinned specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. thaiwanus
Binomial name
Papilio thaiwanus
Rothschild, 1898

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

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yu-Feng Hsu (n.d.). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". in K. T. Shao. Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=347301. Retrieved 30 October 2019. 
  2. IRMNG (2018). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". http://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11368600. Retrieved 30 October 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q262960 entry