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Graphium anthedon

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Wallace1865TransLinnSocLondPlate7.jpg

| image_caption = Figure 2

| image2 = Graphium anthedon milon.jpg

| image2_caption = Male & female, North Gorontalo

| status =

| genus = Graphium (butterfly)

| species = anthedon

| authority = (C. & R. Felder, 1864)

| synonyms =

  • Papilio anthedon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Papilio sarpedon var. moluccensis Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio sarpedon halesus Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Papilio milon C. & R. Felder, 1864
  • Graphium milon
  • Papilio miletus Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio sarpedon var. milon ab. milonides Honrath, 1884
  • Papilio sarpedon coelius Fruhstorfer, 1899

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Graphium anthedon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found in the Sunda Islands in the Malay Archipelago.

Subspecies

  • G. a. anthedon
  • G. a. milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865) (Sulawesi, Talaud, Kabaena, Buton, Banggai)
  • G. a. coelius (Fruhstorfer, 1899) (Sula)

Taxonomy

Treated as a full species by Vane-Wright, R. I., & R. de. Jong. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandlingen 343: 1-267.

The history of this taxon is complex and related to that of Graphium milon Felder & Felder, 1865. Originally described as Papilio Latr. species anthedon Felder & Felder, 1864 and later seen as a synonym of Papilio sarpedon Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 559). Treated as a subspecies of Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) by Fujioka and Nishiyama (1997: 189). Also treated as a subspecies of Graphium milon (C. & R. Felder, 1865).

Graphium milon has an interwoven history. Originally described as Papilio milon Felder & Felder, 1865 it was also seen as a synonym of Papilio sarpedon Linn., 1764 by Kirby (1871: 559). Treated as a subspecies of Graphium sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758 by D'Abrera (1982: 98) and treated as a species of Graphium by Tsukada and Nishiyama (1982: 379). Finally ranked as a subspecies of Graphium (Graphium) anthedon Felder & Felder, 1864 by Vane-Wright & de Jong (2003: 92).

References

  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo
  • {{cite book |last1=Collins |first1=N. Mark |last2=Morris |first2=Michael G. |title=Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98674#page/7/mode/1up |year=1985 |publisher=IUCN |location=Gland & Cambridge |isbn=978-2-88032-603-6 |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131003030618/http://www.globis.insects-online.de/species The Global Butterfly Information System] - Images and text

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Category:Butterflies described in 1864

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Category:Butterflies of Malaysia

Category:Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder

Category:Taxa named by Rudolf Felder

Category:Butterflies of Indonesia

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