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Pachliopta antiphus

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Pachliopta antiphus
Pachliopta antiphus top right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Pachliopta
Species:
P. antiphus
Binomial name
Pachliopta antiphus
Page & Treadaway, 2003
Synonyms
  • Papilio antiphus Fabricius, 1793
  • Papilio aristolochiae antiphus Rothschild, 1895
  • Pachliopta aristolochiae antiphus
  • Atrophaneura antiphus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Papilio acuta Druce, 1873
  • Atrophaneura yoshikoae Okano, 1988

Pachliopta antiphus is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae (swallowtails) that is found in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.[1]

The larvae feed on Aristolochia.

Taxonomy

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The taxonomic position of P. a. antiphus is uncertain. It is regarded as conspecific with Pachliopta aristolochiae by Tsukada and Nishiyama (1982) and Fujioka et al. but recognized as a separate species by Page & Treadaway (1995).

Subspecies

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  • P. a. antiphus
  • P. a. acuta (Druce, 1873) – Philippines: Jolo, Mapun, Tawitawi, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Basilan
  • P. a. brevicauda (Staudinger, 1889) – Philippines: Busuanga, Cuyo, Dumaran, Palawan
  • P. a. elioti (Page & Treadaway, 1995) – Philippines: Siasi

The following subspecies are treated as junior synonyms of Pachliopta antiphus antiphus by Page & Treadaway (1995):

  • Papilio aristolochiae poseidippus Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Papilio aristolochiae kameiros Fruhstorfer, 1911

References

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  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo
  • Fujioka, T., Tsukiyama, H. & Chiba, H. 1997. Japanese Butterflies and their Relatives in the World I. [Japan]. 3 volumes, 301 pp., 196 pp., 162 pls.
  • 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
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