Nomenclature explanation:
Papilio charitonia L. is an objective junior synonym of Papilio charithonia L.The latter is on the Official List of Generic and Specific Names in Zoology (see Holthuis and Hemming 1956).See also Brower (1994).(NB:Linnaeus placed all butterflies he described in the genus Papilio.Thus the original name as described in 1767 is Papilio charithonia Linnaeus.Since 1802, this species has been assigned to the genus Heliconius Kluk.
There should not be a separate page for "Heliconius charitonia" in EOL.
