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Papilio jordani

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Higher classification
  
Papilio

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio jordani

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Papilio diophantus, Papilio antonio, Papilio hipponous, Papilio pitmani, Papilio albinus

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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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

    Papilio jordani Wikipedia
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