Biology:Papilio schmeltzi
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Papilio schmeltzi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. schmeltzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
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Papilio schmeltzi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to Fiji.[1] It was named to honour the German naturalist Johann Schmeltz. It is listed by the IUCN as near threatened.
References
- Hancock, D. L ., 1983. Princeps aegeus ( Donovan ) and its allies ( Lepidoptera: Papilionidae):
systematics, phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31:771-797.
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q7132965 entry
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