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Papilio delalandei
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. delalandei
Binomial name
Papilio delalandei Godart, .
Synonyms
Papilio lalandei Boisduval, 1836

Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy

Papilio delalandei is a member of the dardanus species-group. The members of the clade are

• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
• Papilio delalandei Godart,
• Papilio phorcas Cramer,
• Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886

• Resting

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.

References

1. Godart, J.-B Encyclopédie Méthodique 9 (2): 81 .
2. Papilio, Site of Markku Savela
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Papilionini". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

External links

• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

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