Papilio epiphorbas

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Papilionini

Papilio epiphorbas is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Taxonomy

Papilio epiphorbas is a member of the oribazus species-group. The clade members are

Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836

Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833

Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891

Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas (Madagascar)

Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Anjouan)

Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Grand Comore)

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