Papilio weymeri

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Papilio weymeri
Conservation status
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 butterfly in the Papilionidae family that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

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

References

  • Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Papilio weymeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007
  • Ebner, J.A., 1971 Some notes on the Papilionidae of Manus Island, New Guinea 1971 Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 1971 Volume 25 :73-80 Discussion of synonymy with Papilio carteriti Oberthür, short description, note on behaviour.
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