Papilio delalandei

Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy

Papilio delalandei is a member of the dardanus species-group. The members of the clade are

• Papilio dardanus <small>Brown, 1776</small>
• Papilio constantinus <small>Ward, 1871</small>
• Papilio delalandei <small>Godart, [1824]</small>
• Papilio phorcas <small>Cramer, [1775]</small>
• Papilio rex <small>Oberthür, 1886</small>

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.

References

External links

• Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien