Papilio taiwanus

Formosan swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. taiwanus
Binomial name
Papilio taiwanus
Rothschild, 1888

Papilio taiwanus, the Formosan swallowtail, is a butterfly found only in Taiwan that belongs to the swallowtail family.

The larva feeds on Toddalia asiatica, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, and Cinnamomum camphora.

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