Papilio weymeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. weymeri
Binomial name
Papilio weymeri
Niepelt, 1914

Papilio weymeri is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily that is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is found on Los Negros and Manus Islands.[2]

Description

The species' males are 70 millimetres (2.8 in) long and are black in colour while females are 75 millimetres (3.0 in) and are brownish-black coloured. Both sexes have cream fringe spots but only females have orange-red eyespot and dark coloured scales.[2]

Taxonomy

Papilio weymeri is a member of the aegeus species group. The clade members are

References

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  1. ^ Müller, C.J.; Böhm, M. (2018). "Papilio weymeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16008A202206937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16008A202206937.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). "Papilio (Princeps) weymeri Niepelt, 1914". Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. pp. 335–336. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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