†Praepapilio gracilis Durden and Rose 1978 (swallowtail butterfly)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Papilionidae
Full reference: C. J. Durden and H. Rose. 1978. Butterflies from the Middle Eocene: the earliest occurrence of fossil Papilionoidea. The Pearce-Sellards Series 29:1-25
Belongs to Praepapilio according to C. J. Durden and H. Rose 1978
Sister taxon: Praepapilio colorado
Type specimen: Its type locality is Raydome locality (BHI collection), which is in an Uintan lacustrine - large shale in the Green River Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Raydome locality (BHI collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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