Papilio jordani
Papilio jordani, the Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.
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| Species: | P. jordani |
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| Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1902 | |
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
- M. Gimenez Dixon (1996). "Papilio jordani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T15994A5344756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15994A5344756.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of male syntype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
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