Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879
Seychelles papilion pature, Small Réunion swallowtail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Princeps phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879; Papilio disparilis nana Oberthür, 1879
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: before 1880 (Lawrence, 2015)
Distribution
Seychelles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Only known from two specimens (Lawrence, 2014).
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Oberthür, Charles. (1879). Catalogue raisonné des Papilionidae de la Collection de Ch. Oberthür. Étud. d'Ent. 4: 19-102.
Other references:
Henning, Graham. (2015). Lepidoptera conservation in South Africa - part 2. Babbel Blues 3: 18-23.
Lawrence, James M. (2014). Field Guide to Butterflies of Seychelles: Their Natural History and Conservation. Siri Scientific Press.
Lawrence, James M. (2015). A short note on the biogeography of the rarely observed Seychelles butterflies. Phelsuma 23: 1-5.
Legrand, H. 1959. Note sur la sous-espèce nana Ch. Oberthür de Papilio phorbanta Linné des îles Seychelles (Lep. Papilionidae). B. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64: 121-123.