Graphium delessertii, the Malayan zebra, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in Southeast Asia. The rare female resembles Ideopsis gaura. Despite the rarity of females Graphium delessertii is a common species, although threatened by deforestation in Java.
Subspecies
- Graphium delessertii delessertii (Peninsular Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Bangka, Natuna, Borneo)
- Graphium delessertii hyalinus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1901)</small> (Nias)
- Graphium delessertii palawanus <small>(Staudinger, 1889)</small> (Philippines: Palawan, Balabac)
See also
- Graphium delessertii fulvus <small>(Page & Treadaway, 2011)</small> (Indonesia: Pulau Karimata)
- Graphium delessertii verbigenus <small>(Fruhstorfer, 1911)</small> (Malaysia: Bangue/Banggi Island)
References
- Page, M.G.P & Treadaway, C.G. (2003). Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books.
- Page, M.G.P. & Treadaway, C.G. (2011). New subspecies of Papilionidae from South-east Asia. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 31(4): 201âÂÂ205 (14 figs.)