Graphium hicetaon

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Graphium hicetaon
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. hicetaon
Binomial name
Graphium hicetaon
(Mathew, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Papilio hicetaon Mathew, 1886

Graphium hicetaon is a butterfly found in the Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island, Choiseul Island, Shortland Island, Florida Island, Guadalcanal, New Georgia Group and Ugi Island - that belongs to the swallowtail family.

Description

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The discal band of the forewing broader than in browni, but narrower than in wallacei; upper surface of the hindwing entirely or almost entirely without costal spot, beneath the red costal streak reaches to the cell, distally to this streak there is either no green spot or only a very small one, on the other hand at its proximal side there is invariably a large green double spot, which always only extends to the cell. [1]

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Taxonomy

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

The holotype is in the Natural History Museum, London.

References

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  1. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo
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