Graphium cyrnus

Graphium cyrnus
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. cyrnus
Binomial name
Graphium cyrnus
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cyrnus Boisduval, 1836
  • Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus
  • Papilio cyrnus nuscyrus Suffert, 1904
  • Graphium cyrnus f. similis Storace, 1953
  • Graphium cyrnus f. adiecta Storace, 1953

Graphium cyrnus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown.[2]

It is found on Madagascar.[3] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Graphium, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Butterfly Corner, Graphium Cyrnus".
  3. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File C – Papilionidae - Tribe Leptocercini


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