Papilio neyi
Papilio neyi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil.[1]
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| Species: | P. neyi |
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| Papilio neyi Niepelt, 1909 | |
Subspecies
- Papilio neyi neyi (Ecuador)
- Papilio neyi bedoci Le Cerf, 1925 (French Guiana)
- Papilio neyi josianae (Möhn, 2001) (Peru)
Taxonomy
Papilio neyi is in the Papilio zagreus species group. This clade has two members.
- Papilio zagreus
- Papilio neyi (may be a form or subspecies of zagreus) [2][3]
References
- Papilio at Funet
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Tyler, H.A., Brown, Jr., K.S. & Wilson, K.H. 1994. Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida
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