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Papilio thaiwanus

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(Redirected from Papilio taiwanus) Species of butterfly

Formosan swallowtail
Pinned specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It is endemic to Taiwan.

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

References

  1. ^ Yu-Feng Hsu (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 30 October 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. IRMNG (2018). "Papilio thaiwanus Rothschild, 1898". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Papilio thaiwanus


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