Sericinus

Sericinus
male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Sericinus Westwood, 1851
Species:	S. montela
Binomial name
Sericinus montela Gray, 1852
Synonyms[1]
Papilio telamon Donovan, 1798 Sericinus fortunei Gray, 1852 Sericinus telamon subsp. absurdus Bryk, 1913 Sericinus telamon subsp. eisneri Bryk, 1932 Sericinus telamon subsp. elegans Bryk, 1913 Sericinus telamon f. strandi Bryk, 1913 Sericinus telamon subsp. hoenei Bryk, 1932 Sericinus telamon subsp. hunanensis Hering, 1935 Sericinus telamon subsp. kansuensis Eisner, 1962 Sericinus telamon subsp. leechi Rothschild, 1918 Sericinus telamon subsp. magnus Fruhstorfer, 1913 Sericinus telamon subsp. roseni Bryk, 1932 Sericinus telamon subsp. rudolphi Bryk, 1932 Sericinus telamon subsp. shantungensis Hering, 1935 Sericinus telamon subsp. telmonula Bryk, 1932 Sericinus telamon var. amurensis Staudinger, 1892 Sericinus telamon var. fixseni Staudinger, 1892 Sericinus telamon var. koreana Fixsen, 1887 Sericinus telamon var. telemachus Staudinger, 1892 Sericinus telmona Gray, 1852

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.^[1]