Papilio machaon sylvina Hemming, 1933
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Papilio machaon sylvia Esaki & Kano, 1930; Papilio machaon sylviae Seyer 1976; Papilio machaon formosanus Eller 1939 (nomen nudum)
Conservation Status
Missing (Nazari et al., 2024)
Last record: 1999 or before (Nazari et al., 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Taiwan
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hemming, A. F. (1933). Holarctic butterflies: Miscellaneous notes on nomenclature. Entomologist 66: 275-279.
Other references:
Hsu, Y. F., Huang, C. L. and Liang, J. Y. (2018). Butterfly Fauna of Taiwan. Papilionidae. Vol. I. Second Edition. Forestry Bureau Council of Agriculture, Taiwan.
Nazari, V., Cotton, A., Coutsis, J. G., Shapoval, N., Todisco, V. and Bozano, G. C. (2023). Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Papilionidae part IV, Subfamily Papilioninae, Tribe Papilionini, genus Papilio (partim). Milano: Omnes Artes.
Nazari, V., Yen, S.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., Shapoval, G., Shapoval, N. and Todisco, V. (2024). Wiped out by an earthquake? The ‘extinct’ Taiwanese swallowtail butterfly (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) was morphologically and genetically distinct. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0310318. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310318
Su, H. E. (2023). On the disappeared Papilio machaon sylvina and significance of public awareness on biological conservation. Eco. Taiwan. 81: 54-57. (in Chinese)