Papilio delalandei

Papilio delalandei
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. delalandei
Binomial name
Papilio delalandei
Godart, [1824][1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lalandei Boisduval, 1836

Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Taxonomy

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

Ecozone

Afrotropic ecozone

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.

References

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