Pachliopta liris explained

Pachliopta liris is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.

The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males.^[1]

Subspecies

• Pachliopta liris liris (Timor)
• Pachliopta liris aberrans (Butler, 1883) (Timor)
• Pachliopta liris senescens (Röber, 1891) (Kisser)
• Pachliopta liris wetterensis (Rothschild, 1895) (Wetar)
• Pachliopta liris pallidus (Rothschild, 1895) (Leti Islands)
• Pachliopta liris gaetus Fruhstorfer (Savu Islands)
• Pachliopta liris seruaensis (Arima & Morimoto, 1991) (Serua Island)

Notes and References

1. http://en.butterflycorner.net/Pachliopta-liris.1098.0.html ButterflyCorner.net