Papilio lorquinianus

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Papilio lorquinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. lorquinianus
Binomial name
Papilio lorquinianus
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio philippus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio d'albertisi Oberthür, 1879

Papilio lorquinianus, the Sea Green Swallowtail, is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Sulawesi, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and in the Philippines.

Subspecies

Subspecies include:

  • Papilio lorquinianus albertisi Oberthür, 1880 (Kapaur, Andai, West Irian)
  • Papilio lorquinianus esmae (Morotai)
  • Papilio lorquinianus gelia (Jordan, 1909) (Bachan)
  • Papilio lorquinianus phillipus Wallace, 1865 (Serang)

Etymology

The name honours Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist.

References

  • Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books ISBN 9783931374624
  • Collins, N. Mark und Morris, Michael G. sowie International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN, 1985, 401 pp. ISBN 2-88032-603-6.

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