Graphium hicetaon

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Graphium hicetaon

External images of holotype

Graphium hicetaon figures 3,4.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. hicetaon
Binomial name
Graphium hicetaon
(Mathew, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Papilio hicetaon Mathew, 1886

Graphium hicetaon is a butterfly found in the Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island, Choiseul Island, Shortland Island, Florida Island, Guadalcanal, New Georgia Group, Ugi Island that belongs to the Swallowtail family.

Taxonomy

Graphium hicetaon belongs to the wallacei species group. This clade has these four members

The holotype is in the Natural History Museum, London.

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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