Papilio neyi

Papilio neyi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil.[1]

Papilio neyi
Original description by Niepelt
Scientific classification
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P. neyi
Binomial name
Papilio neyi
Niepelt, 1909

Subspecies

  • Papilio neyi neyi (Ecuador)
  • Papilio neyi bedoci Le Cerf, 1925 (French Guiana)
  • Papilio neyi josianae (Möhn, 2001) (Peru)

Taxonomy

Papilio neyi is in the Papilio zagreus species group. This clade has two members.

References

  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. 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.
  3. Tyler, H.A., Brown, Jr., K.S. & Wilson, K.H. 1994. Swallowtail Butterflies of the Americas. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida


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