Papilio moerneri

Papilio moerneri is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is 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.

Papilio moerneri
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. moerneri
Binomial name
Papilio moerneri Aurivillius, 1919
Synonyms
Chilasa moerneri

Sources

• Müller, C.J.; Böhm, M. (2018). "Chilasa moerneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16000A122600216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16000A122600216.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.