Luehdorfia
Luehdorfia | |
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Luehdorfia puziloi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Luehdorfiini |
Genus: | Luehdorfia Crüger, 1878 |
Luehdorfia is a genus of butterflies in the family Papilionidae. It contains the following species:
- Luehdorfia chinensis – Chinese luehdorfia
- Luehdorfia japonica – Japanese luehdorfia
- Luehdorfia puziloi
- Luehdorfia taibai
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is for Friedrich August Lühdorf, a Bremen trader who made a commercial expedition to Japan in 1854.
External links
[edit]- Tree of Life project
- Pteron Images of L. chinensis, L. puziloi and L. japonica