Papilio manlius
Papilio manlius is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
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It is found throughout the island because it uses introduced Citrus species as larval food plants.[2]
Taxonomy
Papilio manlius belongs to an Afrotropical 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:
- Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897
- Papilio nireus Linnaeus, 1758
- Papilio charopus Westwood, 1843
- Papilio chitondensis de Sousa & Fernandes, 1966
- Papilio chrapkowskii Suffert, 1904
- Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952
- Papilio desmondi van Someren, 1939
- Papilio hornimani Distant, 1879
- Papilio interjectana Vane-Wright, 1995
- Papilio manlius Fabricius, 1798
- Papilio microps Storace, 1951
- Papilio sosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- Papilio thuraui Karsch, 1900
- Papilio ufipa Carcasson, 1961
- Papilio wilsoni Rothschild, 1926
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References
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- Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini
- 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.
Sources
- Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio manlius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15997A5346633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15997A5346633.en.
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