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Papilio bridgei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio bridgei

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Papilio woodfordi, Papilio inopinatus, Papilio tydeus, Papilio weymeri, Papilio phestus

Papilio bridgei is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Solomons group. It is not threatened.

Contents

The wingspan is 140–150 millimetres (5.5–5.9 in).

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

  • Papilio bridgei bridgei (Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Shortland, Treasury Islands, Fauro Islands)
  • Papilio bridgei ortegae Rothschild, 1904 (Florida Islands)
  • Papilio bridgei hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Guadalcanal)
  • Papilio bridgei tryoni Mathew, 1889 (Ugi, San Cristobal)
  • Papilio bridgei prospero Grose-Smith, 1889 (New Georgia Islands)

    • Taxonomy

    Papilio bridgei 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

    • Philately

    Papilio bridgei depicted on a 5 January 1982 Solomon Islands postage stamp (SLB914: 25c).

    Etymology

    Named for "Captain Cyprian A. G. Bridge who commanded H.M. ship Espiègle during her long and interesting Commission of nearly four years, a greater portion of which time was spent among the islands of the Western Pacific."

    References

    Papilio bridgei Wikipedia
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