Graphium alebion
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| Graphium alebion and related species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. alebion |
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| Graphium alebion (Gray, 1853) | |
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Graphium alebion is a butterfly found in China that belongs to the Swallowtail family.
Description
This insect is similar to Iphiclides podalirius , but the cell of the forewing is traversed by one more band, and the band situated on the cross-veins is not continued to the hind angle as in podalirius.On the hindwing the black portion of the anal ocellus is reduced to a minute line, while the yellow colour forms a large spot.
Subspecies
- G. a. alebion (Gray, 1853)
- G. a. chungiyanus Murayama Taiwan.
Ecozone
References
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- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN, 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book 1985 IUCN pdf