''Atrophaneura dixoni'' is a
species
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of
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
from the
family
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Papilionidae
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that is found in northern and central
Sulawesi
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, Indonesia.
The wingspan is 130–150 mm. The wings are black. The underside of the hindwings have red patches which are more numerous in females than males. The wing veins are bordered in white.
Status
Uncommon or rare. Localised.
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Etymology
This butterfly is named for the collector
Frank Dixon who found it at an altitude of inland from
Bwool.
References
External links
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Butterflycorner Images from
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museum ...
includes macro photos
Butterflies described in 1900
Atrophaneura
Butterflies of Indonesia
Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith
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