Papilio lorquinianus

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Papilio lorquinianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. lorquinianus
Binomial name
Papilio lorquinianus
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio philippusWallace, 1865
  • Papilio d'albertisiOberthür, 1879

Papilio lorquinianus, the sea green swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Moluccas (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Seram) and in western Irian Jaya.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

Etymology

The name honors Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist.

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