Papilio jordani
# Papilio jordani

Papilio jordani, the 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, [1887]
* Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
* Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

## Etymology

It was named to honour German entomologist Karl Jordan.

