Papilio sakontala
Papilio sakontala is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in India.[1]
| Papilio sakontala | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Papilionidae | 
| Genus: | Papilio | 
| Species: | P. sakontala  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864  | |
Taxonomy
    
The taxonomic rank of Papilio sakontala is uncertain. It is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
 - Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
 - Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
 - Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
 - Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
 - Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
 - Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
 - Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
 
References
    
    
External links
    
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of holotype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
 
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