Biology:Graphium thule
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. thule
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphium thule | |
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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
- ↑ funet
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up.
- ↑ Hancock, D.L. (1979). Systematic notes on Graphium felixi (Joicey and Noakes) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Australian Entomological Magazine 7: 11-12.
Wikidata ☰ Q13488989 entry
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