Subspecies Graphium eurypylus lycaonides (Rothschild, 1895)

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• Papilio eurypylus lycaonides Rothschild, L.W. 1895. A revision of the Papilios of the eastern hemisphere, exclusive of Africa. Novitates Zoologicae 2(3): 167-463 pl. 6 [430] [incorrect subsequent spelling of eurypylus as eurypilus].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 12♂, Humboldt Bay, coast near Arfak, Ati-Ati-Onin, Irian Jaya, Waigeu, Aru Is., Indonesia; Fergusson Is., Papua New Guinea (given in original description)
  Comment: Rothschild in the original description mentioned 12 males but did not mention a type.
• Papilio eurypylus priscus Fruhstorfer, H. 1907. Neue Papilio-Rassen aus dem indo-australischen Gebiet. Entomologische Zeitschrift 21(30): 182-184 [182].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 6♂ 1♀, Waigeo, Indonesia (in original description as Waigiu)
  Comment: Fruhstorfer in the original description mentioned several specimens.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [254]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Occurs only on the Torres Strait Ils in Australia; extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal
• Indonesia
  • Irian Jaya
• Papua New Guinea

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore.

 

General References

D'Abrera, B. 1990. Butterflies of the Australian Region. Melbourne : Hill House 416 pp. [Date published 31-Dec-90] [114]

Lambkin, T.A. & Knight, A.I. 1990. Butterflies recorded from Murray Island, Torres Strait, Queensland. Australian Entomological Magazine 17(4): 101-112 [101]

Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [253] (misspelled lycaenoides)

 

History of changes

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