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Pachliopta adamas

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Pachliopta adamas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Pachliopta
Species:
P. adamas
Binomial name
Pachliopta adamas
(Zinken, 1831)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio adamas Zinken, 1831
  • Pachliopta aristolochiae adamas
  • Atrophaneura aristolochiae adamas
  • Atrophaneura adamas

Pachliopta adamas is a swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is found in Bawan, Java, and Enggano.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Pachliopta adamas adamas
  • Pachliopta adamas agricola Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980 (Tanahjampea)

Taxonomy

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Sometimes treated as a subspecies of Pachliopta aristolochiae.

References

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  1. ^ Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (16 Feb 2008). "Atrophaneura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 29 June 2013.