''Graphium thule'' is a species of
butterfly in the family
Papilionidae. It is found in
New Guinea. The larva feeds on ''
Aquifoliacene ilex''.
''Graphium thule'' is not common but not known to be threatened. It
mimics the danaines ''
Ideopsis juventa'' and ''
Tirumala hamata
''Tirumala hamata'', the dark tiger, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is distributed from the Philippines to Australia and Pacific oceanic islands such as Samoa. In Australia, the butterflies perform mass migrations to the south in ...
''. There is one subspecies ''felixi'' Joicey & Noakes, 1915 and three forms.
[Hancock, D.L. (1979). Systematic notes on ''Graphium felixi'' (Joicey and Noakes) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) ''Australian Entomological Magazine'' 7: 11-12.] It is an
endemic species.
See also
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Fauna of New Guinea
The fauna of New Guinea comprises a large number of species of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates and amphibians.
As the world's largest and highest tropical island, New Guinea occupies less than 0.5% of world's land surface, yet suppor ...
References
thule
Butterflies of Oceania
Lepidoptera of New Guinea
Butterflies described in 1865
Taxa named by Alfred Russel Wallace
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