Graphium cyrnus

Graphium cyrnus
	Dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. cyrnus
Binomial name
	Graphium cyrnus; (Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
	Papilio cyrnus Boisduval, 1836; Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus; Papilio cyrnus nuscyrus Suffert, 1904; Graphium cyrnus f. similis Storace, 1953; Graphium cyrnus f. adiecta Storace, 1953;

Graphium cyrnus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown.^[2]

It is found on Madagascar.^[3] The habitat consists of subhumid forests.

Taxonomy[]

It is a member of the leonidas-group of closely species (Graphium leonidas, Graphium levassori, Graphium cyrnus).

References[]

^ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
^ "Butterfly Corner, Graphium Cyrnus".
^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini

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[funet-1] Graphium, Site of Markku Savela

[2] "Butterfly Corner, Graphium Cyrnus".

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini

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