Papilio grosesmithi

Papilio grosesmithi is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.^[4]

Papilio grosesmithi
Papilio grosesmithi, figs. 34 and 36 Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. grosesmithi
Binomial name
Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926 [2][3]
Synonyms
Papilio grose-smithi praeses Le Cerf, 1924

Taxonomy

Resting

Papilio grosesmithi is a member of the demodocus species-group. The clade members are:

• Papilio demodocus Esper, 1799
• Papilio demoleus Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
• Papilio grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926
• Papilio morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891