Graphium thule

Graphium thule
Wallace's figure (1) of Graphium thule
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Graphium
Species:	G. thule
Binomial name
Graphium thule (Wallace, 1865) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio thuleWallace, 1865 Papilio thule leutheGrose-Smith, 1894 Papilio goldieiGodman & Salvin, 1880 Papilio felixiJoicey & Noakes, 1915

Graphium thule is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larva feeds on Aquifoliacene ilex .

Graphium thule is not common but not known to be threatened. It mimics the danaines Ideopsis juventa and Tirumala hamata . There is one subspecies felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915 and three forms. ^{[2] [3]} It is an endemic species.

See also

• Fauna of New Guinea

References

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2. 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.
3. Hancock, D.L. (1979). Systematic notes on Graphium felixi (Joicey and Noakes) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Australian Entomological Magazine 7: 11-12.