Papilio woodfordi

Papilio woodfordi
Papilio woodfordi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. woodfordi
Binomial name
Papilio woodfordi
Godman & Salvin, 1888
Synonyms
  • Menelaides woodfordi
  • Papilio ariel Grose-Smith, 1889
  • Papilio laarchus Godman & Salvin, 1888

Woodford’s Swallowtail (Papilio woodfordi) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see subspecies section).

The wingspan is 60-67 mm.

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

  • Papilio woodfordi woodfordi (Bougainville, Shortland Islands)
  • Papilio woodfordi choiseuli Rothschild (Choiseul)
  • Papilio woodfordi laarchus Godman & Salvin, 1888 (New Georgia Group)
  • Papilio woodfordi ariel Grose-Smith, 1889 (Santa Isabel)