Graphium weiskei

Purple spotted swallowtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. weiskei
Binomial name
Graphium weiskei
(Ribbe, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Papilio weiskei Ribbe, 1900

Graphium weiskei, the purple spotted swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the swallowtail family; Papilionidae. It is found only in the highlands of New Guinea. These swallowtails live in elevations of 4,500 to 8,000 feet (1,400 to 2,400 m).

The name honours the collector Emil Weiske.