Graphium monticolus

Graphium monticolus, the Sulawesi blue triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae that is found in Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Graphium monticolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Graphium
Species:
G. monticolus
Binomial name
Graphium monticolus
(Fruhstorfer, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Papilio monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896
  • Graphium sarpedon textrix Tsukada & Nishiyaa, 1980
  • Papilio sarpedon monticulus ab. longilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1922
  • Papilio sarpedon monticulus ab. longilineatus Toxopeus, 1950

Taxonomy

Originally described as a subspecies of Papilio (Papilio sarpedon monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896) later treated as a full species and placed in Graphium by most authorities (Graphium monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896). Ranked again as a subspecies of Graphium sarpedon (Graphium sarpedon monticolus Fruhstorfer, 1896) by Tsukada and Nishiyama, 1982.

Subspecies
  • Graphium monticolus monticolus
  • Graphium monticolus textrix Tsukada & Nishiyaa, 1980

References
  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Tsukada, E. & Nishiyama, Y. 1982. Papilionidae. In: Tsukada, E. (ed): Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume 1. Plapac Co., Tokyo
  • Vane-Wright, R. I., & R. de. Jong. 2003. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zoologische Verhandlingen 343: 1-267 pdf Illustrated on Plate 5.


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