Luehdorfia

Genus of butterflies

Luehdorfia
Luehdorfia puziloi
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The genus name is for Friedrich August Lühdorf, a Bremen trader who made a commercial expedition to Japan in 1854.

External links

  • Tree of Life project
  • Pteron Images of L. chinensis, L. puziloi and L. japonica
Taxon identifiers
Luehdorfia
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