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Papilio elwesi

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Papilio elwesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. elwesi
Binomial name
Papilio elwesi
Leech, 1889

Papilio elwesi is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The species is endemic to China and Vietnam.

Papilio elwesi (along with P. maraho) differs from all other Papilio species in the tail of the hindwing being so dilated that two veins are necessary to support it. Together these two species form the subgenus Agehana.

The larvae feed on Lauraceae species.

Etymology

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It is named for British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller, Henry John Elwes.