Papilio sataspes

Papilio sataspes is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Sulawesi and Banggai.[1]

Papilio sataspes
a female specimen of Papilio sataspes sataspes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. sataspes
Binomial name
Papilio sataspes
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio hecuba Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio helenus var. artaphernes Honrath, 1886
  • Papilio artaphernes var. ahasverus Staudinger, 1895

Subspecies

  • Papilio sataspes sataspes (Sulawesi)
  • Papilio sataspes artaphernes Honrath, 1886 (Bangkai Island)

Taxonomy

Papilio sataspes is a member of the helenus species-group. The members of this clade are

Protection

Protected in Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park.

References


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