Papilio phestus

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 Guérin-Méneville, 1830
Synonyms
Papilio parkinsoni Honrath, 1886 Papilio parkinsoni var. minor Honrath, 1886 Papilio parkinsoni var. minusculus Ribbe, 1898

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]

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)

Ecozone

This species is located in the Australasian ecozone.

Taxonomy

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

• Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832
• Papilio phestus Guérin-Méneville, 1830

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

External links

• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien