Graphium delessertii

Graphium delessertii
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. delessertii
Binomial name
Graphium delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio delessertiiGuérin-Méneville, 1839 Paranticopsis delessertii Arisbe delesserti Papilio catorisGrose-Smith, 1892 Papilio labienusFruhstorfer, 1909 Papilio sacerdotalisFruhstorfer, 1909 Papilio delessertii ab. albinisticaBryk, 1930 Papilio laodocusde Haan, 1840 Papilio melanidesErichson, 1843 Papilio dehaaniWallace, 1865

Graphium delessertii, the Malayan zebra, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Southeast Asia. The rare female resembles Ideopsis gaura . Despite the rarity of females Graphium delessertii is a common species, although threatened by deforestation in Java.

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  Graphium delessertii with Graphium sarpedon

Subspecies

• Graphium delessertii delessertii (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, Natuna, Borneo)
• Graphium delessertii hyalinus(Fruhstorfer, 1901) (Nias)
• Graphium delessertii palawanus(Staudinger, 1889) (Philippines: Palawan, Balabac)

References

1. Graphium at funet

• 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