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Papilionidae 77a0383 – 4178   Pterourus multicaudata (Kirby, 1884)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Papilio multicaudata Kirby, 1884 • Papilio daunus Boisduval, 1836 • Papilio ragani Barnes, 1928 • Papilio pusillus Austin & Emmel, 1998 • Papilio minimulticaudatus Fisher & Scott, 2012 Taxonomic Notes: Pterourus multicaudata (Kirby, 1884) was formerly placed in the genus Papilio. The name Pterourus was treated as a valid genus in Miller & Brown (1981) and as a synonym of Papilio in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Subsequent authors, i. e. Tyler et al. (1994), Lamas (2004) and Shiraiwa & Grishin (2014), have retained Pterourus as valid.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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