Papilio pitmani
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| Original figure in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (fig.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. pitmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
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Papilio pitmani is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
Description
Very similar to Papilio hipponous but forewing above without distinct band, at most with a small spot before the hindmargin. [2]
Subspecies
- Papilio pitmani pitmani
- Papilio duboisi Vitalis de Salvaza, 1921 (central Vietnam)
Taxonomy
Papilio pitmani is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
- Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
- Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
- Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
- Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
- Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
References
- ^ Papilio at Funet
- ^ Jordan, K. in Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln pdf
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External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of specimens deposited in the Natural History Museum, London Includes images of Papilio pitmani subspecies leptopsephus Fruhstorfer, 1909