Papilio antonio

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio antonio		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio Rank Species

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.

The wingspan is 90–110 mm.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

Papilio antonio negrosiana (Basilan, Leyte and Mindanao)

Papilio noblei antonia (Southern Negros)

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

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