Graphium sandawanum explained

Graphium sandawanum, the Apo swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Graphium sandawanum belongs to the wallacei species group. This clade has four members:

• Graphium wallacei (Hewitson, 1858)
• Graphium hicetaon (Mathew, 1886)
• Graphium browni (Godman & Salvin, 1879)
• Graphium sandawanum Yamamoto, 1977

Sources

• Page M. G.P & Treadaway, C. G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books.

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