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Papilio antonio

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio antonio

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Papilio diophantus, Papilio albinus, Papilio hipponous, Papilio pitmani, Papilio jordani

Papilio antonio is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Contents

The wingspan is 90–110 mm.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Papilio antonio negrosiana (Basilan, Leyte and Mindanao)
  • Papilio noblei antonia (Southern Negros)

    • Taxonomy

    Papilio antonio is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are

  • Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio antonio Hewitson, [1875]
  • Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
  • Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
  • Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
  • Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]
  • Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
  • Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

    • References

    Papilio antonio Wikipedia
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