Graphium weiskei
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Purple spotted swallowtail
| image = Gweis.jpg
| image2 = Graphium weiskei (Purple Spotted Swallowtail) (48687240481).jpg
| genus = Graphium (butterfly)
| species = weiskei
| authority = (Ribbe, 1900)
| synonyms =
- Papilio weiskei Ribbe, 1900
}}
Graphium weiskei, the purple spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the swallowtail family; Papilionidae. It is found only in the highlands of New Guinea. These swallowtails live in elevations of {{convert|4500|to|8000|ft|m|abbr=out}}.
The name honours the collector Emil Weiske.
See also
- Graphium stresemanni – visually similar species
References
- {{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=N. Mark |last2=Morris |first2=Michael G. |title=Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland & Cambridge |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
- Müller, C.J. and Tennent, W.J 1999 A New Species of Graphium Scopoli (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea 1999 Records of the Australian Museum 51: (161-168) [http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17879/1303_complete%5B1%5D.pdf pdf ] Presents a key to the closely related Graphium kosii, Graphium weiskei (Ribbe), G.stresemanni (Rothschild), G. batjanensis Okano, G. macleayanum (Leach) and G. gelon (Boisduval) all of which are confined to the Australasian region.
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Graphium weiskei|Graphium weiskei}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Graphium weiskei|Graphium weiskei}}
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Category:Lepidoptera of New Guinea
Category:Butterflies described in 1900
Category:Taxa named by Carl Ribbe
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