Thaites
Thaites | |
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Drawing by Scudder 1875 | |
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Family: | Papilionidae
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Subfamily: | Parnassiinae
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Genus: | Thaites Scudder , 1875
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Thaites ruminiana, is the only species of the extinct genus, Thaites. It was described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1875, after discovery in Aix-en-Provence, Southern France. It is a fossil swallowtail butterfly.
References[]
- Hancock, D.L., 1983. Classification of the Papilionidae (Lepidoptera): a phylogenetic approach. Smithersia 2: 1-48.
- Scudder, S.H., 1875. Fossil butterflies. Memoirs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science I: I-XI, 1-99. Salem, Massachusetts.
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Categories:
- Papilionidae
- Fossil Lepidoptera
- Fossils of France
- Papilionidae stubs
- Prehistoric Lepidoptera stubs