Papilio schmeltzi
Papilio schmeltzi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to Fiji.[1]
| 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 | |
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. 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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