Papilio jordani explained

Papilio jordani, the common phoenix or Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Papilio jordani is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are:

• Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
• Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
• Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
• Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
• Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
• Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
• Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
• Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

Etymology

It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.

External links

• The Global Butterfly Information System Images of male syntype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.