Papilio jordani
| Papilio jordani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. jordani |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1902 | |
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 antonio Hewitson, [1875]
- Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
- Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
- Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
- Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]
- 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
External links
- The Global Butterfly Information System Images of male syntype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.
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