Biology:Papilio erskinei
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Short description: Species of swallowtail butterfly
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| Ventral surface of the wings on the left, dorsal surface on the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. erskinei
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886
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Papilio erskinei is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found on Ugi Island.[1]
Taxonomy
Formerly ranked as a subspecies of Papilio bridgei. This was revised by Tennent, W.J. (1999).[2]
Papilio erskinei is a member of the aegeus species-group. The clade members are
- Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805
- Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886
- ? Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886
- Papilio gambrisius Cramer, [1777]
- Papilio inopinatus Butler, 1883
- Papilio ptolychus Godman & Salvin, 1888
- Papilio tydeus C. & R. Felder, 1860
- Papilio weymeri Niepelt, 1914
- Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
References
- ↑ Papilio at Funet
- ↑ Tennent, W.J. 1999. Notes on some Solomon Islands Papilio Linnaeus, with descriptions of four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo., N.F., 20 (2): 207-230.
External links
- Papilio erskinei, Butterfly Corner
Wikidata ☰ Q7132891 entry
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