Papilio mahadeva, the Burmese raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi.[1]

Burmese raven
Moore's figure in Proceedings of the Zoological Society - Papilio mahadeva is figure 1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. mahadeva
Binomial name
Papilio mahadeva
Moore, [1879]
Synonyms
  • Papilio mahadevus
  • Papilio mahadeva maheswara Jordan, 1909
  • Papilio mehala Grose-Smith, 1886
  • Papilio selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901


Subspecies

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  • Papilio mahadeva mahadeva (Thailand)
  • Papilio mahadeva mehala Grose-Smith, 1886 (Burma)
  • Papilio mahadeva selangoranus Fruhstorfer, 1901 (northern Peninsular Malaya)
  • Papilio mahadeva choui Li, 1994 (Guangxi)

Biology

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Papilio mahadeva is a mimic of Euploea core. Recorded larval food plants are species of Glycosmis including Glycosmis pentaphylla and Glycosmis citrifolia.

Habitat

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It lives in lowland dipterocarp forests and forest edges at up to 500 m.

Systematics

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Papilio mahadeva is a member of the castor species group. The clade members are:

References

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