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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 2: 15 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.7
Page range: 357-368
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On the taxonomic status of the endangered Benguet Swallowtail Papilio benguetana Joicey & Talbot, 1923 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Dipartimento di Biologia; Università Degli Studi di Padova; Via U. Bassi; n. 58/B; 35131 Padova; Italy
Department of Life Science; National Taiwan Normal University; Taipei; Taiwan; Republic of China
86/2 Moo 5; Tambon Nong Kwai; Hang Dong; Chiang Mai; Thailand
The University Museum; The University of Tokyo; Hongo; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo 113-0033; Japan; Department of Global Agricultural Sciences; Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Yayoi; Bunkyo-ku; Tokyo 113-8657; Japan
Lepidoptera the Philippines Cordillera Luzon Benguet Swallowtail butterflies oriental region Species delimitation

Abstract

A review of available evidence and new molecular data supports recognition of the endangered Benguet swallowtail butterfly Papilio benguetana Joicey & Talbot, 1923, endemic to the Island of Luzon in the northern Philippines, as a distinct species of Papilio and not a subspecies of the widespread P. xuthus Linnaeus, 1767 as previously suggested.

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How to Cite

Nazari, V., Hsu, Y.-F., Cotton, A.M. & Yago, M. (2026) On the taxonomic status of the endangered Benguet Swallowtail Papilio benguetana Joicey & Talbot, 1923 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Zootaxa, 5810 (2), 357–368. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.2.7