Graphium weiskei
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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 4,500 to 8,000 feet (1,400 to 2,400 m).
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Purple spotted swallowtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Graphium |
Species: | G. weiskei |
Binomial name | |
Graphium weiskei (Ribbe, 1900) | |
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The name honours the collector Emil Weiske.