Losaria palu

Palu Swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Losaria
Species: L. palu
Binomial name
Losaria palu[1]
(Martin 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Atrophaneura palu (Martin, 1912)[2]

Losaria palu, commonly known as the Palu Swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Its name is a reference to Palu, as the type specimen was captured in the highlands near the city, but it is also known from lower altitudes in the region. It is poorly known and has been regarded as a subspecies of Losaria coon.

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  1. 1 2 Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Martin, Dr.(1912). Ein neuer Papilio aus Celebes. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris" 26: 163-5. Plate given separately (1913) Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris" 27: Tafel 6.


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