Protographium leosthenes

Protographium leosthenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Protographium
Species:
P. leosthenes
Binomial name
Protographium leosthenes
Doubleday, 1846
Range of four-barred swordtail
  P. l. leosthenes;   P. l. geimbia
Synonyms
  • Papilio leosthenes Doubleday, 1846

Protographium leosthenes, the four-barred swordtail, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Australia. It is similar to the five-barred (or chain) swordtail (Graphium aristeus) found in both Australia and India.[1]

  1. ^ "2. Protographium leosthenes (Doubleday)". Australian Insect Common Names. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia). 19 September 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2008.