Papilio epiphorbas

Papilio epiphorbas is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.^[3]

Papilio epiphorbas
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. epiphorbas
Binomial name
Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833 [1] Full text[2]
Synonyms
Druryia epiphorbas Papilio epiphorbas f. hova Le Cerf, 1924 Papilio epiphorbas f. oriphorbas Le Cerf, 1924

Taxonomy

Underside

Papilio epiphorbas is a member of the oribazus species-group. The clade members are

• Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
• Papilio nobilis Rogenhofer, 1891

Subspecies

• Papilio epiphorbas epiphorbas (Madagascar)
• Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Guilbot, 1990^[4] (Anjouan)
• Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Guilbot, 1990 (Grand Comore)