Biology:Papilio deiphobus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio deiphobus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. deiphobus
Binomial name
Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Papilio alcandor Cramer, [1776] Papilio aristartus Fruhstorfer, 1916 Papilio efbensis Talbot, 1932 Menelaides deiphobus Papilio deiphontes C. & R. Felder, 1864 Papilio deipylus C. & R. Felder, 1864

Papilio deiphobus is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found from the Mollucas to Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The wingspan is 130–160 millimetres (5.1–6.3 in).

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

• Papilio deiphobus deiphobus (Ceram, Ambon, Buru, Obi)
• Papilio deiphobus deiphontes C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Sumatra, Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
• Papilio deiphobus deipylus C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Weigeu)
• Papilio deiphobus tarawakana Page & Treadaway, 1993 (Tawitawi)

Now considered a separate species:

• Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 – scarlet Mormon (formerly Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia)

External links

• 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. 
• Butterflycorner.net

Wikidata ☰ Q9198938 entry