''Graphium delessertii'', the Malayan zebra, is a

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of the family

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(swallowtails). It is found in

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. The rare female resembles ''

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''. Despite the rarity of females ''Graphium delessertii'' is a common species, although threatened by

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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

*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. delessertii Butterflies of Borneo Butterflies of Java Butterflies of Indochina Butterflies described in 1839 {{papilionidae-stub