Papilio deiphobus explained

Papilio deiphobus^[1] is a species of swallowtail butterfly in the Papilioninae subfamily. It is found from the Mollucas to Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The wingspan is 130–.

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

• Papilio deiphobus deiphobus (Ceram, Ambon, Buru, Obi)
• Papilio deiphobus deiphontes C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Sumatra, Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bachan)
• Papilio deiphobus deipylus C. & R. Felder, 1864 (Weigeu)
• Papilio deiphobus tarawakana Page & Treadaway, 1993 (Tawitawi)

Now considered a separate species:

• Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821 – scarlet Mormon (formerly Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia)

External links

• • Book: Collins . N. Mark . Morris . Michael G. . Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book . 1985 . . Gland & Cambridge . 978-2-88032-603-6 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
• Butterflycorner.net

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/papilio/#deiphobus Papilio deiphobus