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Papilio woodfordi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio woodfordi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Papilio bridgei, Papilio tydeus, Papilio inopinatus, Papilio weymeri, Papilio ptolychus

Papilio woodfordi, the Woodford's swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see Subspecies section).

Contents

The wingspan is 100–110 millimetres (3.9–4.3 in).

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

  • Papilio woodfordi woodfordi (Bougainville, Shortland Islands)
  • Papilio woodfordi choiseuli Rothschild (Choiseul)
  • Papilio woodfordi laarchus Godman & Salvin, 1888 (New Georgia Group)
  • Papilio woodfordi ariel Grose-Smith, 1889 (Santa Isabel)

    • Taxonomy

    Papilio woodfordi 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 woodfordi Wikipedia
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