Papilio cacicus

Papilio cacicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. cacicus
Binomial name
Papilio cacicus
Lucas, 1852
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhosticta cacicus (Lucas, 1852)
  • Pterourus cacicus (Lucas, 1852)
  • Papilio zaddachii Dewitz, 1877
  • Papilio apollinaris Oberthür, 1915

Papilio cacicus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.

Habitat

Montane forest.Tingo Maria, Peru.

Papilio cacicus is an indicator species of primary mountain forest for instance in the Cordillera de la Costa montane forests in Venezuela and more generally in the Tropical Andes.

Subspecies

Taxonomy

Papilio cacicus is a member of the homerus species group. The members of this clade are

Papilio cacicus is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species group, glaucus species group, the zagreus species group and the scamander species group.

Ecozone

Neotropical ecozone

References

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