Papilio memnon

species of butterfly
Taxon taxon Q1303868
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Papilio memnon

Summary

Papilio memnon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Papilio memnon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Papilio memnon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Memnon is named after Papilio memnon[5].
  • Papilio memnon belongs to the parent taxon Papilio[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Papilio memnon is Papilio memnon[7].
  • Papilio memnon's Commons category is recorded as Papilio memnon[8].
  • Papilio memnon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Papilio memnon[9].
  • Papilio memnon's Commons gallery is recorded as Papilio memnon[10].
  • Papilio memnon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. memnon'}[11].
  • Papilio memnon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガサキアゲハ'}[12].
  • Papilio memnon is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美鳳蝶'}[13].
  • Papilio memnon is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美凤蝶'}[14].
  • Papilio memnon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '멤논제비나비'}[15].
  • Papilio memnon's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+135'}[16].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Citrus[17].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as pomelo[18].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Citrus × aurantium[19].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Magnolia elegans[20].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Aristolochia[21].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Citrus × aurantiifolia[22].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Citrus unshiu[23].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Zanthoxylum ailanthoides[24].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as yuzu[25].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Citrus sinensis[26].
  • Papilio memnon's has host is recorded as Paramignya scandens[27].

Body

Classification

Papilio memnon's scientific name is Papilio memnon[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Papilio[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ナガサキアゲハ'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美鳳蝶'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '美凤蝶'}[14], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '멤논제비나비'}[15].

Discovery and Description

Memnon is named after Papilio memnon[5].

Identifiers

Papilio memnon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 133442[28]. Papilio memnon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 76198[29]. Papilio memnon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 131345[30]. Papilio memnon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1937892[31].

Why It Matters

Papilio memnon ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #1,594 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Systema Naturae. 10th edition, Volume 1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Korean National Species List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Present Status of Swallowtail butterflies in Garbhanga reserve forest, Assam, India. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . data.nhm.ac.uk. data.nhm.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+135'}
    Has host Citrus, pomelo, Citrus × aurantium +12
    Parent taxon Papilio
    Instance of taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544056405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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