''Papilio gambrisius'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

swallowtail butterfly Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...

from the

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'' Papilio'' that is found in

Serang Serang ( id, Kota Serang, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Baros). The city is located towards the nor ...

Moluccas The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...

Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon to the south and various districts (''kecamatan'') o ...

Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent is ...

and

Buru Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon and Seram islands. The island belongs to ...

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Subspecies

*''Papilio gambrisius gambrisius'' (Serang, Ambon) *''Papilio gambrisius colossus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Ceram) *''Papilio gambrisius buruanus'' Rothschild, 1897 (Buru)

Taxonomy

''Papilio gambrisius'' is a member of the ''aegeus'' species-group. The clade members are *''

Papilio aegeus ''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are sometimes considered ...

'' Donovan, 1805 *'' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ** ? '' Papilio erskinei'' Mathew, 1886 *''Papilio gambrisius'' Cramer, 777/small> *'' Papilio inopinatus'' Butler, 1883 *'' Papilio ptolychus'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 *'' Papilio tydeus'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 *'' Papilio weymeri'' Niepelt, 1914 *'' Papilio woodfordi'' Godman & Salvin, 1888

References

gambrisus Butterflies described in 1777 Butterflies of Asia {{Papilionidae-stub