Graphium sandawanum

Species of butterfly

Apo swallowtail
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. sandawanum
Binomial name
Graphium sandawanum
Yamamoto, 1977

Graphium sandawanum, the Apo swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Graphium hicetaon belongs to the wallacei species group. This clade has four members:

  • Graphium wallacei (Hewitson, 1858)
  • Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886)
  • Graphium browni (Godman & Salvin, 1879)
  • Graphium sandawanum Yamamoto, 1977

References

  1. ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Graphium sandawanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9478A12992161. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9478A12992161.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

  • Page M. G.P & Treadaway, C. G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7

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