Papilio sataspes

Papilio sataspes
Papilio sataspes (fig. 3) and related species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. sataspes
Binomial name
Papilio sataspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
Papilio hecuba Wallace, 1865 Papilio helenus var. artaphernes Honrath, 1886 Papilio artaphernes var. ahasverus Staudinger, 1895

Papilio sataspes is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in Sulawesi and Banggai.

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 Linnaeus, 1758
• Papilio iswara White, 1842
• Papilio iswaroides Fruhstorfer, 1898
• Papilio nephelus Boisduval, 1836
• Papilio nubilus Staudinger, 1895
• Papilio sataspes C. & R. Felder, 1865

Protection

Protected in Bantimurung – Bulusaraung National Park.