Graphium delessertii

Graphium delessertii, the Malayan zebra, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Southeast Asia. The rare female resembles Ideopsis gaura. Despite the rarity of females Graphium delessertii is a common species, although threatened by deforestation in Java.

Graphium delessertii
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Graphium
Species:
G. delessertii
Binomial name
Graphium delessertii
Synonyms
  • Papilio delessertii Guérin-Méneville, 1839
  • Paranticopsis delessertii
  • Arisbe delesserti
  • Papilio catoris Grose-Smith, 1892
  • Papilio labienus Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Papilio sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Papilio delessertii ab. albinistica Bryk, 1930
  • Papilio laodocus de Haan, 1840
  • Papilio melanides Erichson, 1843
  • Papilio dehaani Wallace, 1865

Subspecies
  • Graphium delessertii delessertii (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, Natuna, Borneo)
  • Graphium delessertii hyalinus (Fruhstorfer, 1901) (Nias)
  • Graphium delessertii palawanus (Staudinger, 1889) (Philippines: Palawan, Balabac)
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References
  1. Graphium at funet
  • Page, M.G.P & Treadaway, C.G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7


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