Papilio sakontala

Papilio sakontala is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in India.

Taxonomy
The taxonomic rank of Papilio sakontala is uncertain. It is a member of the fuscus species-group. The members of this clade are
 Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
 Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
 Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 
 Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
 Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
 Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
 Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 
 Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

References

External links
The Global Butterfly Information System Images of holotype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.

sakontala
Category:Butterflies described in 1864
Category:Butterflies of India
Category:Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson