Papilio warscewiczii

Papilio warscewiczii is a Neotropical species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.

Habitat

Montane forest in the Bolivian Yungas ecoregion. The larval food plant is not recorded.

Subspecies

Papilio warscewiczii warscewiczii
Papilio warscewiczii mercedes Rothschild & Jordan, 1906
Papilio warscewiczii jelskii Oberthür, 1881

Taxonomy

Papilio warscewiczii is a member of the homerus species group. The members of this clade are

Papilio cacicus Lucas, 1852
Papilio euterpinus Salvin & Godman, 1868
Papilio garamas
Papilio homerus Fabricius, 1793
Papilio menatius
Papilio warscewiczii Hopffer, 1865

and the enigmatic Papilio judicael known only from a handful of specimens and either a valid species from the Andean region, or a hybrid P. menatius × P. warscewiczii.
Papilio warscewiczii is in the subgenus Pterourus Scopoli, 1777 which also includes the species groups: troilus species group, glaucus species group, the zagreus species group and the scamander species group.

Etymology

Named for the collector Józef Warszewicz