Byasa adamsoni, or Adamson's rose, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.[2]

Adamson's rose
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B. adamsoni
Binomial name
Byasa adamsoni[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio adamsoni Grose-Smith, 1886
  • Papilio (Byasa) minereoides Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
  • Atrophaneura (Byasa) adamsoni (Grose-Smith, 1886)

Etymology

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It is named for the collector Captain Adamson R.E.

References

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  1. ^ a b Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ Atrophaneura adamsoni adamsoni (Grose-Smith,1886)
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