Papilio euterpinus

Papilio euterpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. euterpinus
Binomial name
Papilio euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
Synonyms
Papilio euterpinus var. eburneus Fassl, 1912

Papilio euterpinus is a species of Neotropical swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.^[1]

Taxonomy[]

Papilio euterpinus is a member of the homerus species-group. The members of this clade are

• Papilio cacicus Lucas, 1852
• Papilio euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
• Papilio garamas (Geyer, [1829])
• Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
• Papilio menatius (Hübner, [1819])
• Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865

Papilio euterpinus 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[]

• Lewis, H. L., 1974 Butterflies of the World ISBN 0-245-52097-X Page 24, figure 22

External links[]

• Butterflies of America types
• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien

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