Papilio erskinei


Papilio erskinei is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found on Ugi Island.
In Seitz it is described "P. erskinei Math. Male: forewing more rounded than in the two preceding species above with a row of spots from the costal to the hindmargin, all the spots separated with the exception of the last three, beneath with four large, separated subapical spots. The band of the forewing touches the apex of the cell and is as broad in the middle as the black marginal area; the red anal spot large; beneath a complete row of red submarginal spots. — Ugi; only 1 male known ".Karl Jordan in Seitz.

Taxonomy

Formerly ranked as a subspecies of Papilio bridgei. This was revised by Tennent, W.J..
Papilio erskinei is a member of the aegeus species-group. The clade members are