''Papilio sataspes'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

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 larges ...

from the

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

'' Papilio'' that is found in Sulawesi and Banggai.Papilio at Funet
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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 *''

Papilio helenus ''Papilio helenus'', the red Helen, is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests of southern India and parts of southeast Asia. Range ''Papilio helenus'' is rarely found in Sri Lanka, southern and north-east India, Nepal, Bhutan, Banglades ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Papilio iswara ''Papilio iswara'', the great Helen, is a species of large swallowtail butterfly found in parts of Southeast Asia. Status ''Papilio iswara'' is not uncommon and not threatened. Subspecies *''Papilio iswara iswara'' (southern Burma to Singapore ...

'' White, 1842 *'' Papilio iswaroides'' Fruhstorfer, 1898 *''

Papilio nephelus ''Papilio nephelus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. Subspecies include ''P. n. chaon'', the yellow Helen, and ''P. n. sunatus'', the black and white Helen. Description ''Papilio nephelus'' has a win ...

'' Boisduval, 1836 *''

Papilio nubilus ''Papilio nubilus'' is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that can be found in Borneo. Previously listed as a distinct species ( D'Abrera 1982, Munroe 1961), but now regarded (by Collins & Morris 1985, Tsukada ...

'' Staudinger, 1895 *''Papilio sataspes'' C. & R. Felder, 1865

Protection

Protected in Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park.

References

sataspes Sataspes was a Persian navigator and cavalry commander whose name is derived from Sat (=100 sad) and Asp (= Horse, Asb). He is also credited with originating the term "horse latitudes". Sataspes (who, according to Herodotus, was Xerxes I's cousi ...

Butterflies described in 1865 Butterflies of Indonesia Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Papilionidae-stub