Papilio jordani, the common phoenix or Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Taxonomy Papilio jordani is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are: Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865 Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883 Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862 Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906 Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
Etymology It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.
References
External links Images of male syntype deposited in the Natural History Museum, London. Taxonomic history.