Papilio mahadeva, the Burmese raven, is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Thailand, Burma and Guangxi.[1]
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| Moore's figure in Proceedings of the Zoological Society - Papilio mahadeva is figure 1 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. mahadeva
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]
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Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
Papilio mahadeva is a mimic of Euploea core. Recorded larval food plants are species of Glycosmis including Glycosmis pentaphylla and Glycosmis citrifolia.
Habitat edit
It lives in lowland dipterocarp forests and forest edges at up to 500 m.
Systematics edit
Papilio mahadeva is a member of the castor species group. The clade members are:
- Papilio castor Westwood, 1842
- Papilio dravidarum Wood-Mason, 1880
- Papilio mahadeva Moore, [1879]
References edit
External links edit
- Butterflycorner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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