Graphium sandawanum, the Apo swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
| Apo swallowtail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. sandawanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphium sandawanum Yamamoto, 1977
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Taxonomy
editGraphium sandawanum belongs to the wallacei species group. This clade has four members:
- Graphium wallacei (Hewitson, 1858)
- Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886)
- Graphium browni (Godman & Salvin, 1879)
- Graphium sandawanum Yamamoto, 1977
References
edit- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Graphium sandawanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T9478A12992161. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9478A12992161.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Sources
edit- Page M. G.P & Treadaway, C. G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7
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