Papilio schmeltzi
| Papilio schmeltzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. schmeltzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 | |
Papilio schmeltzi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to Fiji.[1]
Etymology
Named to honour the German naturalist Johann Schmeltz. It is common and not threatened.
References
- Hancock, D. L ., 1983. Princeps aegeus ( Donovan ) and its allies ( Lepidoptera : Papilionidae):
systematics, phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31:771-797.
- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf
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