''Graphium wallacei'' is a butterfly found in
New Guinea and the
Moluccas that belongs to the
swallowtail family.
Subspecies
*''G. w. wallacei'' (
Aru Islands, western
Irian,
New Guinea)
*''G. w. rubrosignatus''
(Rothschild, 1895) (
Halmahera
Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coast of the island.
Hal ...
,
Bachan
The Bacan Islands, formerly also known as the Bachans, Bachians, and Batchians, are a group of islands in the Moluccas in Indonesia. They are mountainous and forested, lying south of Ternate and southwest of Halmahera. The islands are administe ...
,
Obi Islands)
Taxonomy
''Graphium wallacei'' belongs to the ''wallacei''
species group. This clade has four members:
*''Graphium wallacei''
(Hewitson, 1858)
*''
Graphium hicetaon''
(Mathew, 1886)
*''
Graphium browni
''Graphium browni'' is a butterfly found in Oceania - New Britain, Duke of York Islands, New Hanover Island and St Matthias Islands - that belongs to the Swallowtail butterfly, swallowtail family.
Description
The discal band of the hindwing narr ...
''
(Godman & Salvin, 1879)
*''
Graphium sandawanum''
Yamamoto, 1977
References
*
*Jordan, K., 1908–1910. Papilionidae, Papilio bis Armandia. in Seitz: Großschmetterlinge der Erde. Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. IX:11-109,112; Pls.1-49
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External links
wallacei
Butterflies of Indonesia
Lepidoptera of New Guinea
Butterflies described in 1858
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