Papilio cacicus
Papilio cacicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. cacicus
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Binomial name | |
Papilio cacicus H. Lucas, 1852
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Papilio cacicus is a Neotropical butterfly of the family Papilionidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
Habitat[]
Papilio cacicus is an indicator species of primary mountain forest for instance in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests in Venezuela and more generally in the tropical Andes.
Subspecies[]
- Papilio cacicus cacicus (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Papilio cacicus nesrinae Koçak, 1983 (western Colombia)
- Papilio cacicus inca Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Peru)
- Papilio cacicus upanensis Talbot, 1929 (Ecuador)
- Papilio cacicus mendozaensis Bollino & Sala, 1994 (Peru)
Taxonomy[]
Papilio cacicus is a member of the homerus species group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio cacicus H. Lucas, 1852
- Papilio euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
- Papilio garamas (Geyer, [1829])
- Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
- Papilio menatius (Hübner, [1819])
- Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865
Papilio cacicus is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species group, glaucus species group, the zagreus species group and the scamander species group.
References[]
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 15 (underside).
External links[]
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Categories:
- Papilio
- Papilionidae of South America
- Papilionidae stubs