Papilio antonio
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| Papilio antonio | |
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| Hewitson's original figure in Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. antonio |
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| Papilio antonio Hewitson, 1875 | |
Papilio antonio is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
The wingspan is 90–110 mm.Forewing above at the hindmargin with triangular white area, which forms the continuation of a large white area of the hindwing; both areas also present beneath. The hindwing beneath with a continuous row of pale yellow submarginal spots, the posterior spots more ochreous. The female quite similar to the male, the white areas somewhat larger.[1] Very similar to Papilio noblei.
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Papilio antonio antonio (Basilan, Leyte and Mindanao)
- Papilio antonio negrosiana Schröder & Treadaway (Southern Negros)
Taxonomy
Papilio antonio is a member of the noblei species-group; closely related to the demolion species group. The members of this clade are
- Papilio antonio Hewitson, [1875]
- Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]
