Papilio taiwanus

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Formosa Swallowtail

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

The Formosan Swallowtail Papilio taiwanus is a butterfly found only in Taiwan that belongs to the Swallowtail family. The larva feeds on Toddalia asiatica , Zanthoxylum ailanthoides and Cinnamomum camphora