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Pachliopta antiphus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Papilionidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Pachliopta

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pachliopta phlegon, Pachliopta leytensis, Pachliopta atropos, Pachliopta mariae, Atrophaneura schadenbergi

Pipevine swallowtail pachliopta antiphus black rose


Pachliopta antiphus is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae (swallowtails) that is found in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

Contents

The larvae feed on Aristolochia.

Subspecies

  • P. a. antiphus
  • P. a. acuta (Druce, 1873) (Philippines: Jolo, Mapun, Tawitawi, Sanga Sanga, Sibutu, Basilan)
  • P. a. brevicauda (Staudinger, 1889) (Philippines: Busuanga, Cuyo, Dumaran, Palawan)
  • P. a. elioti (Page & Treadaway, 1995) (Philippines: Siasi)

    • Taxonomy

    The taxonomic position of P. a. antiphus is uncertain. It is regarded as conspecific with Pachliopta aristolochiae by Tsukada and Nishiyama (1982) and Fujioka et al. but recognized as a separate species by Page & Treadaway (1995).

    Papilio aristolochiae subspecies poseidippus Fruhstorfer, 1911 and Papilio aristolochiae subspecies kameiros Fruhstorfer, 1911 are both treated as junior synonyms of Pachliopta antiphus antiphus (Fabricius, 1793) by Page & Treadaway (1995)

    References

    Pachliopta antiphus Wikipedia
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