| Papilio schmeltzi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. schmeltzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Papilio schmeltzi Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 | |
Papilio schmeltzi is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is endemic to Fiji. It was named to honour the German naturalist Johann Schmeltz. It is listed by the IUCN as near threatened.
References
- Hancock, D. L ., 1983. Princeps aegeus ( Donovan ) and its allies ( Lepidoptera: Papilionidae):
systematics, phylogeny and biogeography. Australian Journal of Zoology 31:771-797.
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Papilio schmeltzi | |
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