Papilio lorquinianus

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.

Papilio lorquinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Tribe:
Papilionini
Genus:
Papilio
Species:
P. lorquinianus
Binomial name
Papilio lorquinianus
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio philippus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio d'albertisi Oberthür, 1879

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

  • Papilio lorquinianus albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) (Kapaur, Andai, West Irian)
  • Papilio lorquinianus esmeae (Parrott, 1985) (Morotai)
  • Papilio lorquinianus gelia (Jordan, 1909) (Bachan)
  • Papilio lorquinianus philippus (Wallace, 1865) (Serang)
  • Papilio lorquinianus boanoensis (Kariya, 1992) (Boano)

Etymology

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

References
  • Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books, ISBN 9783931374624
  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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