Species

Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758

    joanae Heitzman, 1974

Original Description

Papilio species joanae Heitzman, 1974

Type specimen(s)

Status: Holotype
Specimen data: HT (♂, 10.VI.1973, J. R. Heitzmann leg.)
Additional information: "HT in AMNH." (Miller & Brown, 1981: 62). "Holotype in AMNH." (Pelham, 2008: 115).
Current depository: AMNH, New York

Type locality

Type locality as cited in original description: "Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri, elevation 800-880 feet, in forest area"
Current country: United States

Taxonomic history

Originally described as Papilio species joanae Heitzman, 1974
Treated as a species of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 by Miller & Brown (1981: 62), and Hancock (1983: 48). Treated as a species of Papilio (Papilio) by Collins & Morris (1985: 95). Treated as a subspecies of Papilio machaon Linné, 1758 by Tyler et al. (1994: 32). Treated as a species of Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 (Papilio Linnaeus, 1758) by Pelham (2008: 115).

Remarks

Previously often treated as a separate species (Collins & Morris 1985:95, Hancock 1983, Miller & Brown 1981, Opler & Krizek 1984, Sperling 1987), but recently regarded as conspecific with P. machaon (Fujioka et al. 1997, Sperling & Harrison 1994, Tyler et al. 1994).