Papilio demoleus, LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1779

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 299

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00184.x
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scientific name	Papilio demoleus
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DEMOLEUS LINNAEUS OF CRAMER, 1779 View in CoL

Pap[ilio] Eq[ues] Achiv[us] demoleus, Cramer, 1779: 6 5, 174, pl.231, figs A, B [original plate 200, figs A, A] (sensu Linnaeus, 1767; nec 1758: misidentification, = Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 ). Cape of Good Hope [= South Africa] (both sexes in Cramer’s collection; mentioned in the description of erithonius Cramer).

Papilio Eques View in CoL Trojanus demoleus, Stoll, 1782b: 2 [No. 31].

Material examined. No potential Cramer specimens located in BMNH. There is a possible Cramer specimen in RNHL.

Identity. Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 .