''Papilio tydeus'' is a

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Papilio ''Papilio'' is a genus in the swallowtail butterfly family, Papilionidae, as well as the only representative of the tribe Papilionini. The word ''papilio'' is Latin for butterfly. It includes the common yellow swallowtail (''Papilio machaon''), ...

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(Batchian and Gilolo).

Status

Common and not threatened.

Subspecies

*''Papilio tydeus tydeus'' (Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera, Morotai) *''Papilio tydeus obiensis'' Rothschild, 1898 (Obi)

Taxonomy

''Papilio tydeus'' is a member of the ''aegeus'' species-group. The

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Papilio aegeus ''Papilio aegeus'', the orchard swallowtail butterfly or large citrus butterfly is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae, that is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. The larvae of this species are sometimes considered ...

'' Donovan, 1805 *'' Papilio bridgei'' Mathew, 1886 ** ? '' Papilio erskinei'' Mathew, 1886 *'' Papilio gambrisius'' Cramer,

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Papilio inopinatus ''Papilio inopinatus'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus ''Papilio'' that is found in Romang, Babar, Damar and Tanimbar. Description The original description in Butler, 1883; '' Proc. zool. Soc. Lond''. 1883 : 370, reads All ...

'' Butler, 1883 *'' Papilio ptolychus'' Godman & Salvin, 1888 *''Papilio tydeus'' C. & R. Felder, 1860 *''

Papilio weymeri ''Papilio weymeri'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily that is Endemism, endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is found on Los Negros Island, Los Negros and Manus Islands. Description The species' males are long ...

'' Niepelt, 1914 *''

Papilio woodfordi ''Papilio woodfordi'', the Woodford's swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly of the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found on various islands in the Pacific Ocean (see Subspecies section). The wingspan is . The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' species. ...

'' Godman & Salvin, 1888

References

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Butterflies described in 1860 Butterflies of Indonesia Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Papilionidae-stub

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