Higher classification Papilio | Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio weymeri Rank Species | |
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Papilio weymeri is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily that is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is found on Los Negros and Manus Islands.
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Description
The species' males are 70 millimetres (2.8 in) long and are black in colour while females are 75 millimetres (3.0 in) and are brownish-black coloured. Both sexes have cream fringe spots but only females have orange-red eyespot and dark coloured scales.
Taxonomy
Papilio weymeri is a member of the aegeus species group. The clade members are
References
Papilio weymeri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA