Papilio woodfordi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. woodfordi |
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| Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888 | |
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Woodford’s Swallowtail (Papilio woodfordi) is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see subspecies section).
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
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