Papilio oribazus

Papilio oribazus is a swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in eastern Madagascar. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836.^[1][2] The habitat consists of forests and forest margins.^[3]

Papilio oribazus
Analamazaotra Special Reserve, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. oribazus
Binomial name
Papilio oribazus Boisduval, 1836

female

Taxonomy

Papilio oribazus is the nominal member of the oribazus species group. The clade members are:

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