Graphium delessertii

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; (Guérin-Méneville, 1839)
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;

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.

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)

References[]

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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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