Papilio woodfordi
Papilio woodfordi, the Woodford's swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see Subspecies section).
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. woodfordi |
Binomial name | |
Papilio woodfordi | |
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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
External links
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