Papilio lorquinianus explained
Papilio lorquinianus, the sea green swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Moluccas (Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Seram) and in western Irian Jaya.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
- Papilio lorquinianus albertisi (Oberthür, 1880) (Kapaur, Andai, West Irian)
- Papilio lorquinianus esmeae (Parrott, 1985) (Morotai)
- Papilio lorquinianus gelia (Jordan, 1909) (Bachan)
- Papilio lorquinianus philippus (Wallace, 1865) (Serang)
- Papilio lorquinianus boanoensis (Kariya, 1992) (Boano)
Etymology
The name honors Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist.
References
- Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the World Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: Papilio, Subgenus Achillides, Bhutanitis, Teinopalpus. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books,
- 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.
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