Papilio lorquinianus

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Papilio lorquinianus, the sea green swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Moluccas (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Seram) and in western Irian Jaya.

Papilio lorquinianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. lorquinianus
Binomial name
Papilio lorquinianus
C. & R. Felder, 1865
Synonyms
  • Papilio philippus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio d'albertisi Oberthür, 1879

Subspecies

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Subspecies include:

  • Papilio lorquinianus albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) (Kapaur, Andai, West Irian)
  • Papilio lorquinianus esmeae (Parrott, 1985) (Morotai)
  • Papilio lorquinianus gelia (Jordan, 1909) (Bachan)
  • Papilio lorquinianus philippus (Wallace, 1865) (Serang)
  • Papilio lorquinianus boanoensis (Kariya, 1992) (Boano)

Etymology

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The name honors Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist.

References

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  • Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books, ISBN 9783931374624
  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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