Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Is there a form of bairdii that is yellow, referred to as brucei or do we have two different beasts?
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Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
All of these are Papilio bairdii:
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Reason: replaced photo with a brighter version
Reason: replaced photo with a brighter version
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Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Note the black circle in the red anal 'eye' is connected to the margin, not centred in the red eye.
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Thanks Adam!
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Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
Recent DNA analysis of genus Papilio, on which I am a co-author and has recently been submitted for publication, shows that Papilio bairdii is a separate species to the Palaearctic P. machaon. I wasn't going to mention details until after publication, and will inform Insectnet readers about other interesting changes in the genus when the paper is eventually published. I decided in this instance that there is no harm in confirming the status of Papilio bairdii since it has been treated as a separate species before.
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Re: Papilio (machaon?) bairdii / brucei
That's very kind of you Adam to mention. I very much look forward in due course to reading the paper.adamcotton wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:29 am Recent DNA analysis of genus Papilio, on which I am a co-author and has recently been submitted for publication, shows that Papilio bairdii is a separate species to the Palaearctic P. machaon. I wasn't going to mention details until after publication, and will inform Insectnet readers about other interesting changes in the genus when the paper is eventually published. I decided in this instance that there is no harm in confirming the status of Papilio bairdii since it has been treated as a separate species before.
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