Luehdorfia
| Luehdorfia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Luehdorfia Crüger, 1878 |
Luehdorfia is a genus of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It contains the following species:
- Luehdorfia chinensis – Chinese luehdorfia
- Luehdorfia japonica – Japanese luehdorfia
- Luehdorfia puziloi
- Luehdorfia taibai
Etymology
The genus name is for Friedrich August Lühdorf, a Bremen trader who made a commercial expedition to Japan in 1854.
External links
- Tree of Life project
- Pteron Images of L. chinensis, L. puziloi and L. japonica
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