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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, 1865 • Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883 • Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 • Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862 • Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906 • Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887] • Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 • Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864 ==Etymology==
Etymology
It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan. ==References==
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