Papilio delalandei

Papilio delalandei

''Papilio delalandei'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Female Papilio delalandei, Marojejy, Madagascar In the open sun, this very large butterfly was quite restless. As there was a stream between me and the butterfly, I took this one with the tele lens and cropped it. I used this reference photo for identification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_delalandei#/media/File:Papiliodelalandei_Godart,_-1824-Female.JPG "Papilio mangoura" looks quite similar, so I could be wrong. Africa,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar North,Marojejy,Papilio delalandei,Spring,World

Naming

The name honours Pierre Antoine Delalande.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusPapilio
SpeciesP. delalandei
Photographed in
Madagascar