Papilio appalachiensis

Papilio appalachiensis

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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

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English: Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail