Pachliopta liris
Pachliopta liris is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Pachliopta |
| Species: | P. liris |
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| Pachliopta liris (Godart, 1819) | |
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The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males.[2]
Subspecies
- Pachliopta liris liris (Timor)
- Pachliopta liris aberrans (Butler, 1883) (Timor)
- Pachliopta liris senescens (Röber, 1891) (Kisser)
- Pachliopta liris wetterensis (Rothschild, 1895) (Wetar)
- Pachliopta liris pallidus (Rothschild, 1895) (Leti Islands)
- Pachliopta liris gaetus Fruhstorfer (Savu Islands)
- Pachliopta liris seruaensis (Arima & Morimoto, 1991) (Serua Island)
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