Papilio erskinei is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found on Ugi Island.Papilio at Funet
In Seitz it is described (as a species) "P. erskinei Math. Male: forewing more rounded than in the two preceding species [Papilio woodfordi,Papilio ptolychus] above with a row of spots from the costal to the hindmargin, all the spots separated with the exception of the last three, beneath with four large, separated subapical spots. The band of the forewing touches the apex of the cell and is as broad in the middle as the black marginal area; the red anal spot large; beneath a complete row of red submarginal spots. — Ugi; only 1 male known (in coll. Godman, now in the British Museum)".Karl Jordan in Seitz.Seitz, A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln pdf
Taxonomy Formerly ranked as a subspecies of Papilio bridgei. This was revised by Tennent, W.J. (1999).Tennent, W.J. 1999. Notes on some Solomon Islands Papilio Linnaeus, with descriptions of four new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo., N.F., 20 (2): 207-230.
Papilio erskinei is a member of the aegeus species-group. The clade members are Papilio aegeus Donovan, 1805 Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886 ? Papilio erskinei Mathew, 1886 Papilio gambrisius Cramer, Papilio inopinatus Butler, 1883 Papilio ptolychus Godman & Salvin, 1888 Papilio tydeus C. & R. Felder, 1860 Papilio weymeri Niepelt, 1914 Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
References
External links Papilio erskinei, Butterfly Corner