Papilio delalandei

Papilio delalandei is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.^[3]

Papilio delalandei
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. delalandei
Binomial name
Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824].[1][2]
Synonyms
Papilio lalandei Boisduval, 1836

Taxonomy

Papilio delalandei is a member of the dardanus species-group. The members of the clade are

• Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776
• Papilio constantinus Ward, 1871
• Papilio delalandei Godart, [1824]
• Papilio phorcas Cramer, [1775]
• Papilio rex Oberthür, 1886

• 
  Resting
• 
  Upperside

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical realm

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.