Papilio lampsacus

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Papilio lampsacus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. lampsacus
Binomial name
Papilio lampsacus
Boisduval, 1836

Papilio lampsacus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in west Java, Indonesia [1] where it is only known from the localities of Mt. Gede and Mt Mas.In 1982 it was apparently rather scarce although said to be abundant on Mt Gede. [2]

It is now very rare, and there are few recently confirmed sightings. The last sighting is a picture taken in March 2014 [3] .


P. lampsacus is a member of the species group: memnon Jordan describes it P. lampsacus Bdv. (26 b). Two longitudinal lines beneath at each side of the abdomen and a broad discal band on the hindwing, produced at the veins to the distal margin, white-yellow, the anal spot of the band and a narrow basal central streak on the under surface of the hindwing deeper yellow. The female paler than the male, with white-yellow basal patch on the upperside of the forewing. — Java: in the mountains, at 1500—4000 ft. elevation. A mimic of the Aristolochia Papilio P. priapus . [4]


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References

  1. Papilio at Funet
  2. Tsukada, E. and Nishiyama, Y. (1982). Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands Vol. 1 Papilionidae. (transl. K. Morishita). Plapac Co. Ltd., Tokyo. 457 pp.
  3. "IMPORTANT NEWS : Papilio lampsacus is not extinct ! - InsectNet forum". forum.insectnet.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. Karl Jordan in Seitz, A.(1908).The Macrolepidoptera of the World 9: The Rhopalocera of the Indo-Australian faunal region . Papilionidae 11-118.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .