Graphium delessertii

Graphium delessertii
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species: G. delessertii
Binomial name
Graphium delessertii
(Guérin-Méneville, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio delessertii Guérin-Méneville, 1839
  • Paranticopsis delessertii
  • Arisbe delesserti
  • Papilio catoris Grose-Smith, 1892
  • Papilio labienus Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Papilio sacerdotalis Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Papilio delessertii ab. albinistica Bryk, 1930
  • Papilio laodocus de Haan, 1840
  • Papilio melanides Erichson, 1843
  • Papilio dehaani Wallace, 1865

The Malayan zebra (Graphium delessertii) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in south-east Asia. The rare female resembles Ideopsis gaura. Despite the rarity of females Graphium delessertii is a common species, although threatened by deforestation in Java.

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