Papilio jordani


Papilio jordani, the common phoenix or Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Papilio jordani is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are:Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

Etymology

It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.