Graphium anthedon

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Graphium anthedon

External images

as miletus (Figure 2)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. anthedon
Binomial name
Graphium anthedon
(C. & R. Felder, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Papilio anthedon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio sarpedon var. moluccensis Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio sarpedon halesus Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio milon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Graphium milon
  • Papilio miletus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio sarpedon var. milon ab. milonides Honrath, 1884
  • Papilio sarpedon coelius Fruhstorfer, 1899

Graphium anthedon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Sunda Islands.

Subspecies

  • G. a. anthedon
  • G. a. milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Sulawesi, Talaud, Kabaena, Buton, Banggai)
  • G. a. coelius (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Sula)

Taxonomy

Treated as a full species by Vane-Wright, R. I., & R. de. Jong. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandlingen 343: 1-267.

The history of this taxon is complex and related to that of Graphium milon Felder & Felder, 1865 Originally described as Papilio Latr. species anthedon Felder & Felder, 1864 and later seen as a synonym of Papilio sarpedon Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 559). Treated as a subspecies of Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) by Fujioka and Nishiyama (1997: 189). Also treated as a subspecies of Graphium milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865).

Graphium milon has an interwoven history. Originally described as Papilio milon Felder & Felder, 1865 it was also seen as a synonym of Papilio sarpedon Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 559). Treated as a subspecies of Graphium sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 by D'Abrera (1982: 98) and treated as a species of Graphium by Tsukada and Nishiyama (1982: 379). Finally ranked as a subspecies of Graphium (Graphium) anthedon Felder & Felder, 1864 by Vane-Wright & de Jong (2003: 92).

References

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  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo
  • Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf


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