Species

Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758

    hippocrates Felder & Felder, 1864

Original Description

Papilio Latr. species hippocrates Felder & Felder, 1864

Type specimen(s)

Status: Syntype(s)
Specimen data: 2 ST (♀♀, coll. C. & R. Felder)
Current depository: BMNH, London ?

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Japonia"
Current country: Japan

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio Latr. species hippocrates Felder & Felder, 1864
Treated as a subspecies of Papilio machaon Linné, 1758 by Rothschild (1895: 273,276). Treated as a species of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 by Munroe (1961: 43), and Hancock (1983: 48). Treated as a species of Papilo (Papilio) by Collins & Morris (1985: 94). Treated as a species of Papilio by Eitschberger (1993: 30), and Moonen (2012: 184)..

Remarks

Generally regarded as conspecific with P. machaon (Bryk 1930, D'Abrera 1990, Fujioka et al. 1997), but also treated as a separate species (e.g., Collins & Morris 1985:94, Hancock 1983, Munroe 1961).