Graphium ramaceus
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| Westwood's plate depicting Graphium ramaceus, figure 3 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. ramaceus
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Graphium ramaceus, the Pendlebury's zebra, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in parts of the Indomalayan realm.
Subspecies
- G. r. ramaceus (Borneo)
- G. r. pendleburyi (Corbet, 1941) (Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi Island)
- G. r. interjectus (Honrath, 1893) (Sumatra)
Description
ramaceus Westw. (47 b). A much darkened form. Male: the discal stripes of the forewing are suppressed, at most there are traces of two spots before the hindmargin. The discal stripes of the hindwing are short and always much narrower than in the preceding forms, usually much narrower than the interspaces. Female without discal spot on either wing; the submarginal spots small, partly suppressed, beneath somewhat larger and here there are also faint discal stripes before the abdominal margin of the hindwing. North and South Borneo.
Status
Graphium ramaceus is uncommon, but not rare and not thought to be threatened.[2]
References
- ^ Graphium at Funet
- ^ 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.
External links
- Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien