''Papilio longimacula'', is a species of

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in the family

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. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Taxonomy

It is a member of the species group ''

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References

* Wang, Z.-G. & Y. Niu, 2002: New species of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from China, II. Entomotaxonomia 2002 (4): 276-284. longimacula Butterflies described in 2002 Butterflies of Asia {{Papilionidae-stub