Pachliopta liris

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| taxon = Pachliopta liris

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  • Papilio liris Godart, 1819
  • Papilio liris Rothschild, 1895
  • Atrophaneura liris (Godart, 1819)
  • Pachlioptera liris[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/papilionidae/papilioninae/atrophaneura/index.html Atrophaneura at Funet]
  • Papilio aberrans Butler, 1883

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Pachliopta liris is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae 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.[http://en.butterflycorner.net/Pachliopta-liris.1098.0.html ButterflyCorner.net]

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)
  • Pachliopta liris seruaensis (Arima & Morimoto, 1991) (Serua Island)

References

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Category:Pachliopta

Category:Butterflies described in 1819

Category:Insects of Timor

Category:Butterflies of Indonesia

Category:Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Godart

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