Pachliopta liris

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Pachliopta liris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Pachliopta
Species:
P. liris
Binomial name
Pachliopta liris
(Godart, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Papilio lirisGodart, 1819
  • Papilio lirisRothschild, 1895
  • Atrophaneura liris(Godart, 1819)
  • Pachlioptera liris [1]
  • Papilio aberransButler, 1883

Pachliopta liris is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.

The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males. [2]

Subspecies

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