Heads up: Some or all of the identifications affected by
this split may have been replaced with identifications of 
Menelaides. This
happens when we can't automatically assign an identification to one of the
output taxa.
Review identifications of Papilio polytes 51588
Menelaides. This
happens when we can't automatically assign an identification to one of the
output taxa.
Review identifications of Papilio polytes 51588
Taxonomic Split 143431
(Committed on 2024-05-23)
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Comments
Also from Guam:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178516450
Note: alphenor males are tailless. This is clearly tailed.
@salmanabdulali
I'm sorry
Let me fix it by manually adding the ID
@salmanabdulali and @zebs Thanks for helping with this issue. The split doesn't make sense for the Guam, Mariana Islands or Yap specimens from a wing morphology or coloration standpoint. This is an introduced species in our region (Guam in 1955) and completely replaced Papilio xuthus L. throughout the region. P. polytes is now naturalized and is one of the most common and abundant butterflies visible year round.
@zebs is there a plan for repairing this unnecessary confusion?
As a result of this split, some Papilio polytes from the Northern Mariana Islands have been incorrectly changed to Papilio alphenor. See, e.g.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160489527