Meek's graphium

Meek's graphium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. meeki
Binomial name
Graphium meeki
Rothschild, 1901

The Meek's graphium (Graphium meeki) is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Etymology

Original description and figure

The name honours the English bird collector and naturalist Albert Stewart Meek.

References


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