Papilio jordani
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Papilio jordani | |
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male (above), female (below) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. jordani
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Binomial name | |
Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1902
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Papilio jordani, the Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Papilio jordani 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
Etymology
It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.
References
- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Papilio jordani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15994A5344756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15994A5344756.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of male syntype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
Categories:
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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- Papilio
- Butterflies of Indonesia
- Endemic fauna of Indonesia
- Fauna of Sulawesi
- Butterflies described in 1902
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Taxa named by Hans Fruhstorfer
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- Papilionidae stubs