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Samoan swallowtail

Papilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The samoan swallowtail (Papilio godeffroyi) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the samoan swallowtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the samoan swallowtail live?

Not recorded

Is the samoan swallowtail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the samoan swallowtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio godeffroyi Semper, 1866
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Godeffroy's swallowtailEnglish
  • pepe aeSamoan
  • Pepe'aeSamoan

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the samoan swallowtail

Other species in the same genus Papilio.

Orange dog

Papilio demodocus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the samoan swallowtail?

The samoan swallowtail (Papilio godeffroyi) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Samoan swallowtail (Papilio godeffroyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/samoan-swallowtail

MLA

“Samoan swallowtail (Papilio godeffroyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/samoan-swallowtail.

BibTeX
@misc{samoan_swallowtail_2026,
  title = {Samoan swallowtail (Papilio godeffroyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/samoan-swallowtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}