Graphium anthedon
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Graphium anthedon |
Graphium anthedon is a butterfly found in the Sunda Islands that belongs to the Swallowtail family.
Subspecies
- G. a. milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Sulawesi, Talaud, Kabaena, Buton, Banggai
- G. a. coelius (Fruhstorfer, 1899) Sula
Taxonomy
Treated as a full species by Vane-Wright, R. I., & R. de. Jong. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandlingen 343: 1-267.
Originally described as Papilio Latr. species anthedon Felder & Felder, 1864 and later seen as a synonym of Papilio sarpedon Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 559). Treated as a subspecies of Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) by Fujioka et al. (1997: 189). Also treated as a subspecies of Graphium milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865).