Purple spotted swallowtail

Graphium weiskei

"Graphium weiskei" 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. The name honours the collector Emil Weiske.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPapilionidae
GenusGraphium
SpeciesG. weiskei
Photographed in
Indonesia