Papilio chitondensis

Papilio chitondensis is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Angola.[1]

Papilio chitondensis
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P. chitondensis
Binomial name
Papilio chitondensis
Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966
Synonyms
  • Papilio nireus chitondensis Bivar de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966

Taxonomy

Papilio chitondensis belongs to a clade called the nireus species group with 15 members. The pattern is black with green bands and spots and the butterflies, although called swallowtails lack tails with the exception of Papilio charopus and Papilio hornimani. The clade members are:

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References

  1. "Papilio". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2017-07-26.


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