Papilio jordani | |
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male (above), female (below) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. jordani
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Binomial name | |
Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1902
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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.
Papilio jordani is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are:
It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.