Graphium deucalion

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Graphium deucalion

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. deucalion
Binomial name
Graphium deucalion
(Boisduval, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Papilio deucalion Boisduval, 1836
  • Papilio leucadion Staudinger, 1884

Graphium deucalion, the Yellow Zebra, is a butterfly found in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas that belongs to the Swallowtail family. It is not known to be threatened.

Subspecies

  • G. d. deucalion (Sulawesi)
  • G. d. leucadion' (Staudinger, 1884) (Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
  • G. d. marabuntana Detani, 1983 (Banggai)

References

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

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