Graphium empedovana is a species of butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Philippines (Balabac, Busuanga, Palawan). The species was first described by Alexander Steven Corbet in 1941.
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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. empedovana
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| Graphium empedovana (Corbet, 1941)
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Sometimes regarded as a subspecies of Graphium codrus and sometimes as conspecific with Graphium empedocles. D'Abrera, 1982: p. 96, places it as subspecies Graphium codrus empedovana.
The larva feeds on Hernandia peltata.
Subspecies edit
- G. e. empedovana
- G. e. inornatum
- G. e. miurai
- G. e. splendidulum
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Graphium empedovana.
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 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
- Savela, Markku (April 15, 2019). "Graphium empedovana (Corbet, 1941)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
External links edit
- "Graphium empedovana (Corbet, 1941)". Insecta.pro. With images.
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