''Papilio erskinei'' is a

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swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larg ...

from the

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Papilio ''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow swallowtail ('' Papilio machaon'') ...

'' that is found on Ugi Island. In Seitz it is described (as a species) "P. erskinei Math. Male: forewing more rounded than in the two preceding species 'Papilio woodfordi'',''Papilio ptolychus">Papilio_woodfordi.html" ;"title="'Papilio woodfordi">'Papilio woodfordi'',''Papilio ptolychus''] 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 (in coll. Godman, now in the British Museum)''. Karl Jordan in Seitz.

Taxonomy

Formerly ranked as a

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of '' Papilio bridgei''. This was revised by Tennent, W.J. (1999).Tennent, W.J. 1999. Notes on some Solomon Islands Papilio Linnaeus, with descriptions of four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo., N.F.'', 20 (2): 207-230. ''Papilio erskinei '' is a member of the ''aegeus'' species-group. The

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Papilio aegeus ''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family (biology), family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are som ...

'' Donovan, 1805 *'' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ** ? ''Papilio erskinei'' Mathew, 1886 *''

Papilio gambrisius ''Papilio gambrisius'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Serang, Moluccas, Ambon Island, Seram and Buru. Description In Seitz (who also lists the forma) it is described "Perhaps not specifically di ...

'' Cramer, 777/small> *''

Papilio inopinatus ''Papilio inopinatus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Romang, Babar, Damar and Tanimbar. Description The original description in Butler, 1883; '' Proc. zool. Soc. Lond''. 1883 : 370, reads All ...

'' Butler, 1883 *''

Papilio ptolychus ''Papilio ptolychus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found on Guadalcanal and Florida Island. Description From Rothschild, 1895, Novit. Zool. 2 (3): 301 Male. Differs from P. laarchus (Godm. & Salv.) e ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 *''

Papilio tydeus ''Papilio tydeus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in the Maluku Islands, Moluccas (Batchian and Gilolo). Description Differentiated from all the forms of ''Papilio aegeus, P. aegeus'' by the large ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 *''

Papilio weymeri ''Papilio weymeri'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily that is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is found on Los Negros and Manus Islands. Description The species' males are long and are black in colour while ...

'' Niepelt, 1914 *''

Papilio woodfordi ''Papilio woodfordi'', the Woodford's swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see Subspecies section). Description The wingspan is .Sexes similar, the female som ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1888

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''Papilio erskinei''
Butterfly Corner erskinei Butterflies described in 1886 Taxa named by Gervase Frederick Mathew Butterflies of Oceania {{Papilionidae-stub