Papilio appalachiensis

Papilio appalachiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Papilionidae
Subfamilia: Papilioninae
Tribus: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Subgenus: Pterourus
Species: Papilio appalachiensis

Name

Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis Pavulaan & Wright, 2002

Type locality: Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens, 3200’ elev., Clay County, North Carolina.

Holotype: MHGC. male ♂. 10.V.2001.

References

• Pavulaan, Harry and Wright, David M., 2002. Pterourus appalachiensis (Papilionidae: Papilioninae), A new swallowtail butterfly from the Appalachian region of the United States. The Taxonomic Report of The International Lepidoptera Survey, 3(7):1-20. (15 June 2002) [1]
• Pavulaan, Harry and Wright, David M., 2004. Discovery of a black female form of Pterourus appalachiensis (Papilionidae: Papilioninae) and additional observations of the species in West Virginia. The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 6(1). (1 Dec 2004) [2]
• Lamas, G., 2004, Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea

Vernacular names

English: Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail