Papilio moerneri

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Papilio moerneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. moerneri
Binomial name
Papilio moerneri
Synonyms

Chilasa moerneri

Papilio moerneri is a rare species of

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.

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