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The Swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Papilioninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Jan Moonen

Papilio deiphobus (Linnaeus, 1758)

ssp. deipylus C.& R.Felder, 1864
ssp. aristartus Fruhstorfer, 1916
ssp. efbensis Talbot, 1932

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species in the Moluccas, especially on Ambon and Seram. In Papua extremely rare, restricted to the West coast. Three subspecies are recognized: ssp. deipylus (Waigeo), ssp. efbensis (Misool) and ssp. aristartus (Karas Island and partly on the mainland nearby).

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island; Misool Island; Karas Island: Antalisa; New Guinea: mainland in the opposite of Karas Island. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Moluccas.

DATA SOURCES: NHMUK, coll. Danny Burk, ENDO.

 

 

 

 

 

last updated on 18 April 2025