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Sericinus
Sign in to saveSericinus is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Collections
- USNM, DMNS, VPI, FMNH, SAM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- China, South Korea, North Korea
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Zerynthiini
- Image
- Sericinus CC3 02 B8676.jpg
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Sericinus is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species.
Sericinus montela, the dragon swallowtail, is the only species, making the genus monotypic. It is found in the Russian Far East (south of Primorsky Krai), Korea, China and Japan.
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