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

by Jan Moonen

Papilio laglaizei Depuiset, 1877

ssp. laglaizei Depuiset, 1877
kumiokae Okano, 1988

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MIMIC of Alcides species (Uraniidae, Uraniinae):

 

 

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A rare species, which is widely distributed on New Guinea. It mimics the Uraniid Alcides species (see the lower pictures), but together with the antennae, the underside is also very different.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Kobakma, Mokwam, Senopi, Uskwar, Wolon river (Sumbole). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.

 

 

 

 

 

last updated on 13 April 2025