Graphium aristeus
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| Pathysa aristeus parmetus Museum specimen from Malaya | |
Common. Not Threatened.
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| Graphium aristeus (Stoll, 1780)
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The Chain Swordtail (Graphium aristeus) is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae, that is found in parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. The Indian Subspecies anticrates is protected by law in India. It is found in Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam.
Description
- For a key to the terms used see Lepidopteran glossary
Race anticrates: Upperside ground colour white with a very faint tinge of green in fresh specimens. Fore wing: subbasal transverse black band somewhat attenuate posteriorly ; in the cell the preapical band subtriangular, sometimes not extended to the median vein; the terminal series of spots of the ground-colour linear as in hermocrates, posteriorly those become lunular in shape. Hind wing: the discal black band obsolescent, only faintly defined near costa and at posterior end; terminal black band and terminal lunules of the ground-colour as in Graphium nomius but narrow ; grey subcaudal patch as in Graphium nomius. Underside: similar to the underside in Graphium nomius with the following exceptions—the black markings of the upperside entirely replaced by a bronze-brown ; the discal series of red spots are edged with black, and the outer edgings to the sub-terminal series of white lunules are prominently and broadly black.[1]
Subspecies
- Graphium aristeus aristeus Ambon, Serang
- Graphium aristeus anticrates (Doubleday, 1846) North India, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam
- Graphium aristeus hermocrates (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Burma - Thailand, Timor, Wetar, Damar, Philippines (Balabac, Basilan, Bohol, Bongao, Busuanga, Cebu, Dinagar, Dumaran, Leyte, Luzon, Marnduque, Masbate, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, Panaon, Panay, Samar, Sibuyan, Siquijor, Tawitawi)
- Graphium aristeus hainanensis (Chou & Gu, 1994) Hainan
- Graphium aristeus parmatus (Gray, [1853]) Aru, Waigeu, W.Irian, New Guinea, Papua, North Queensland
- Graphium aristeus paron (Godman & Salvin, 1879) New Britain, New Ireland
- Graphium aristeus bifax (Rothschild, 1898) Obi
References
- ^ Bingham, C. T. (1907) Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2.
See also
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