Biology:Papilio peranthus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Papilio peranthus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. peranthus
Binomial name
Papilio peranthus Fabricius, 1787
Synonyms
Princeps peranthus Papilio adamantius C. & R. Felder, 1864 Papilio macedon Wallace, 1865

Papilio peranthus is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Indonesia (including Java, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sunda Islands).

The wingspan is 70–90 mm.

Subspecies

• Papilio peranthus peranthus (Java)
• Papilio peranthus adamantius C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Celebes)
• Papilio peranthus intermedius Snellen, 1890 (Tanadjampea, Bonerate, Kalaotoa)
• Papilio peranthus fulgens Röber, 1891 (Bonerate, Lombok, Sambawa, Flores, Pura, Adonara)
• Papilio peranthus baweanus Hagen, 1896 (Bawean)
• Papilio peranthus transiens Fruhstorfer, 1897 (Lesser Sunda Islands)
• Papilio peranthus insulicola Rothschild, 1896 (Saleyer)

Gallery

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  ''Papilio peranthus'' ♂

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  ''Papilio peranthus'' ♀

Other reading

• Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern : Goecke & Evers ; Canterbury : Hillside Books ISBN:9783931374624

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. 
• Butterfly Corner
• Butterfly Taxidermy

Wikidata ☰ Q140723 entry