Graphium delessertii

Graphium delessertii
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. delessertii
Binomial name
Graphium delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1839)
Synonyms
Papilio delessertii Guérin-Méneville, 1839 Paranticopsis delessertii Arisbe delesserti Papilio catoris Grose-Smith, 1892 Papilio labienus Fruhstorfer, 1909 Papilio sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1909 Papilio delessertii ab. albinistica Bryk, 1930 Papilio laodocus de Haan, 1840 Papilio melanides Erichson, 1843 Papilio dehaani Wallace, 1865

Graphium delessertii, the Malayan zebra, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Southeast Asia. The rare female resembles Ideopsis gaura. Despite the rarity of females Graphium delessertii is a common species, although threatened by deforestation in Java.

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  Graphium delessertii with Graphium sarpedon

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. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7