''Papilio grosesmithi'' is a species of
butterfly in the family
Papilionidae. It is
endemic to
Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Taxonomy
''Papilio grosesmithi'' is a member of the ''demodocus''
species-group
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
. The
clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...
members are:
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Papilio demodocus''
Esper, 1799
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Papilio demoleus
''Papilio demoleus'' is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usu ...
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Linnaeus, 1758
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Papilio erithonioides
''Papilio erithonioides'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Original description
Expanse male 3 and 7/8, female 4 and 5/8 – 5 inches.
Male. Uppersi ...
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Grose-Smith, 1891
*''Papilio grosesmithi''
Rothschild, 1926
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Papilio morondavana
''Papilio morondavana'', the Madagascan emperor swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Original description
Expanse male 4 and 3/8, female 4 and 3/4 inche ...
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Grose-Smith, 1891
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Butterflies described in 1926
grosesmithi
Lepidoptera of Madagascar
Butterflies of Africa
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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