Biology:Protographium marcellinus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Jamaican kite
Protographium marcellinus (Doubleday, -1845-) Male.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Protographium
Species:
P. marcellinus
Binomial name
Protographium marcellinus
(Doubleday, 1845)

Protographium marcellinus, the Jamaican kite, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is believed to be endangered.

References

Further reading

  • Edwin Möhn, 2002 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XIIII (14), Papilionidae VIII: Baronia, Euryades, Protographium, Neographium, Eurytides. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN:978-3-931374-87-7 All species and subspecies are included, also most of the forms. Several females are shown the first time in colour.

Wikidata ☰ Q3004855 entry