Atrophaneura polyphontes
Encyclopedia
Atrophaneura polyphontes is a species
of butterfly
from the Papilionidae family
that is found in Sulawesi
and on the Moluccas.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
from the Papilionidae family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
that is found in Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
and on the Moluccas.
Subspecies
- Atrophaneura polyphontes polyphontes (Sulawesi, Talaud)
- Atrophaneura polyphontes rosea (Oberthür, 1879) (Selajar Islands)
- Atrophaneura polyphontes aipytos Fruhstorfer (Sula Islands)
- Atrophaneura polyphontes sejanus Fruhstorfer (Bachan, Halmahera, Ternate, Morotai)