''Luehdorfia'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Luehdorfia chinensis'' – Chinese luehdorfia
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Luehdorfia japonica
The Japanese luehdorfia (''Luehdorfia japonica'') is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Parnassiinae of Papilionidae. It is found only in Japan. It was discovered by Yasushi Nawa in Japan's Gifu Prefecture in 1883.''Gifu City Walking Map'' ...
'' – Japanese luehdorfia
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Luehdorfia puziloi''
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Luehdorfia taibai''
Etymology
The genus name is for Friedrich August Lühdorf, a Bremen trader who made a commercial expedition to Japan in 1854.
External links
Tree of Life projectImages of ''L. chinensis'', ''L. puziloi'' and ''L. japonica''
Papilionidae
Taxa named by Carl Friedrich August Alexander Crüger
Butterfly genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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