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Pachliopta liris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pachliopta

Pachliopta liris

Similar
  
Pachliopta oreon, Pachliopta polyphontes, Atrophaneura schadenbergi, Pachliopta phlegon, Pachliopta mariae

Pachliopta liris is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.

The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males.

Subspecies

  • Pachliopta liris liris (Timor)
  • Pachliopta liris aberrans (Butler, 1883) (Timor)
  • Pachliopta liris senescens (Röber, 1891) (Kisser)
  • Pachliopta liris wetterensis (Rothschild, 1895) (Wetar)
  • Pachliopta liris pallidus (Rothschild, 1895) (Leti Islands)
  • Pachliopta liris gaetus Fruhstorfer (Savu Islands)

    • References

    Pachliopta liris Wikipedia
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