Papilio phestus

Papilio phestus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found on Solomon Islands, New Britain, New Ireland, New Hanover Island, and Admiralty Island.[1]

Papilio phestus
Papilio phestus parkinsoni Honrath, 1886 Fig.1 Papilio parkinsoni var. minor Honrath, 1886 Figs.2,2a
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. phestus
Binomial name
Papilio phestus
Synonyms
  • Papilio parkinsoni Honrath, 1886
  • Papilio parkinsoni var. minor Honrath, 1886
  • Papilio parkinsoni var. minusculus Ribbe, 1898

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies
  • Papilio phestus phestus (New Ireland, New Hanover)
  • Papilio phestus parkinsoni Honrath, 1886 (New Britain)
  • Papilio phestus reductus Rothschild, 1915 (Admiralty Islands)
  • Papilio phestus minusculus Ribbe, 1898 (Solomon Islands to New Georgia Group)

Biogeographic realm

This species is located in the Australasian realm.

Taxonomy

Papilio phestus is a member of the polytes species-group. The clade members are

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See also

East Melanesian Islands

References
  1. Papilio at Funet
  • Ebner, J.A. (1971). Some notes on the Papilionidae of Manus Island, New Guinea 1971 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 1971 Volume 25 :73-80 Figure. notes on reductus Rothschild, 1915
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