Papilio bridgei

Papilio bridgei is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Solomons group. It is not threatened.[1]

Papilio bridgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. bridgei
Binomial name
Papilio bridgei
Mathew, 1886
Synonyms
  • Papilio hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888
  • Papilio tryoni Mathew, 1889
  • Papilio prospero Grose-Smith, 1889

The wingspan is 140–150 millimetres (5.5–5.9 in).

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies
  • Papilio bridgei bridgei (Bougainville, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Shortland, Treasury Islands, Fauro Islands)
  • Papilio bridgei ortegae Rothschild, 1904 (Florida Islands)
  • Papilio bridgei hecataeus Godman & Salvin, 1888 (Guadalcanal)
  • Papilio bridgei tryoni Mathew, 1889 (Ugi, San Cristobal)
  • Papilio bridgei prospero Grose-Smith, 1889 (New Georgia Islands)

Taxonomy

Papilio bridgei is a member of the aegeus species-group . The clade members are

Philately

Papilio bridgei depicted on a 5 January 1982 Solomon Islands postage stamp (SLB914: 25c).

Etymology

Named for "Captain Cyprian A. G. Bridge who commanded H.M. ship Espiègle during her long and interesting Commission of nearly four years, a greater portion of which time was spent among the islands of the Western Pacific."

References
  1. Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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