Atrophaneura semperi

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Atrophaneura semperi
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Male, Both photos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Atrophaneura
Species:
A. semperi
Binomial name
Atrophaneura semperi
(C. & R. Felder, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Papilio semperiC. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Atrophaneura erythrosomaReakirt, [1865]
  • Papilio semperiRothschild, 1895 [1]
  • Papilio aphthoniaRothschild, 1908
  • Papilio baglantisRothschild, 1908

Atrophaneura semperi is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. It is the type species for the genus.

Contents

The wingspan is 12–15 cm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. The underside of the hindwings contain some red markings. Females are dark brown with light pink markings on the upside of the wings. [2]

The larvae feed on Aristolochia species.

Subspecies

Pupa Atrophaneura semperi chrysalis lateral.JPG
Pupa

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References

  1. Atrophaneura at Funet
  2. "ButterflyCorner.net". Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-07-17.