''Papilio deiphobus''
[''Papilio deiphobus'']
funet.fi is a species of
swallowtail butterfly
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in the
Papilioninae
Papilioninae is a subfamily
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subfamily. It is found from the
Mollucas to
Sulawesi in
Indonesia
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.
The
wingspan
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is .
The larvae feed on ''
Citrus
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'' species.
Subspecies
*''Papilio deiphobus deiphobus'' (Serang, Ambon, Buru, Obi)
*''Papilio deiphobus deiphontes''
C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Sumatra, Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
*''Papilio deiphobus deipylus''
C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Weigeu)
*''Papilio deiphobus tarawakana''
Page & Treadaway, 1993 (Tawitawi)
Now considered a separate species:
*''
Papilio rumanzovia''
Eschscholtz, 1821 – scarlet Mormon (formerly ''Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia'')
References
External links
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Butterflycorner.net
deiphobus
In Greek mythology, Deiphobus ( grc, , Dēḯphobos) was a son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and the greatest of Priam's sons after Hector and Paris. Deiphobus killed four men of fame in the Trojan War.
Description
Deiphobus ...
Butterflies described in 1758
Butterflies of Asia
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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