Papilio moerneri
| Papilio moerneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. moerneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio moerneri Aurivillius, 1919
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| Synonyms | |
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Chilasa moerneri | |
Papilio moerneri is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur on New Britain as a second subspecies, P. m. mayrhoferi was described from this island in 1939, but there have been no further confirmed sightings from this part of its range.
Sources
[edit]- Müller, C.J.; Böhm, M. (2018). "Chilasa moerneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16000A122600216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16000A122600216.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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