Graphium wallacei

Graphium wallacei is a butterfly found in New Guinea and the Moluccas that belongs to the swallowtail family.

Subspecies

• G. w. wallacei (Aru Islands, western Irian, New Guinea)
• G. w. rubrosignatus <small>(Rothschild, 1895)</small> (Halmahera, Bachan, Obi Islands)

Taxonomy

Graphium wallacei belongs to the wallacei species group. This clade has four members:

• Graphium wallacei <small>(Hewitson, 1858)</small>
• Graphium hicetaon <small>(Mathew, 1886)</small>
• Graphium browni <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1879)</small>
• Graphium sandawanum <small>Yamamoto, 1977</small>

References

• Jordan, K., 1908–1910. Papilionidae, Papilio bis Armandia. in Seitz: Großschmetterlinge der Erde. Die Indo-Australische Tagfalter. IX:11-109,112; Pls.1-49. pdf

External links

• Papua insects