Graphium thule

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Graphium thule
Wallace's figure (1) of Graphium thule
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. thule
Binomial name
Graphium thule
(Wallace, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio thule Wallace, 1865
  • Papilio thule leuthe Grose-Smith, 1894
  • Papilio goldiei Godman & Salvin, 1880
  • Papilio felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915
  • Graphium felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915

Graphium thule is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larva feeds on Aquifoliacene ilex.

Graphium thule is not common but not known to be threatened. It mimics the danaines Ideopsis juventa and Tirumala hamata. There is one subspecies felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915 and three forms.[2][3] It is an endemic species.

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References

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  3. ^ Hancock, D.L. (1979). Systematic notes on Graphium felixi (Joicey and Noakes) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Australian Entomological Magazine 7: 11-12.

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