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The Swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Papilioninae) of Papua Indonesia
by Jan Moonen
Ornithoptera paradisea (Staudinger, 1893)
ssp. galatea Sugiyama, 2000
ssp. occidentalis Morita & Takenaka, 1998
ssp. arfakensis (Joicey, Noakes & Talbot, 1916)
ssp. chrysanthemum Kobayashi & Koiwaya, 1979
ssp. flavescens (Rothschild, 1897)
ssp. detanii Schäffler, 2001 [stat. incert.]
ssp. borchi Haugum & Low, 1974
Distribution
STATUS: Restricted to New Guinea with seven subspecies.
PAPUA LOCALITIES: Yapen Island: Koweia Bawah, Wapoga, Waropen; Podena Islands: Pantai Timur; New Guinea: Hollandia (Jayapura), Ithai (Arfak), Marina Valen, Mimika, Mokwam, Nubeisba (Arfak), Subyo (Arfak), Timika, Wembi.
Details in gazetteer.EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.
DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.
last updated on 30 March 2025
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