Graphium agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Papilioninae → tribe Leptocircini → genus Graphium → subgenus Idaides → species Graphium agamemnon
Species name(s)
Graphium (Idaides) agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 = Papilio agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758 = Papilio agamemnon atreus Fruhstorfer, 1903 = mynion (Fruhstorfer, 1906) = Papilio agamemnon lasius van Eecke, 1918 = Zetides agamemnon = Graphium (Macfarlaneana) agamemnon = Graphium (Graphium) agamemnon = Papilio aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763 = Papilio obliteratus Lathy, 1899 = Papilio agamemnon salomonis Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio agamemnon decoratus Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio agamemnon meton Fruhstorfer, 1904 = Papilio agamemnon appius Fruhstorfer , 1904 = Papilio agamemnon guttatus Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio agamemnon neopommerania Honrath, 1888 = Papilio agamemnon ligatus Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio agamemnon exilis Rothschild, 1895 = Papilio agamemnon kineas Fruhstorfer, 1904 = Papilio agamemnon andamana Lathy, 1907 = Papilio agamemnon perecopus Fruhstorfer, 1904 = Papilio agamemnon pedius Fruhstorfer, 1904. [9, 85, 187]
Tailed Jay.
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Expansion
This species marks on the maps: 1.
Zoogeographical regions
Indo-Malayan, Australian.
Primary colors
Yellow, Green, Brown/Gray/Black.
Detailed information with references
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Wingspan 60-70 mm. The largest green and black colored Jay, UpH bears a double series of cell spots, HW with a rather short tail in the male, but longer in the female. [144].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa, Annona muricata, Artabotrys siamensis, Desmos chinensis, Desmos cochinchinensis, Canada odorata var. fruticosa, Michelia alba, Michelia champaca, Michelia figo, Melodorum siamensis, Saraca indica, Uvaria pierrei. [144].
Subspecies of Graphium agamemnon
- Graphium agamemnon admiralia (Rothschild, 1915). [85]
- G. a. admiralis (Rothschild, 1915). [9]
- G. a. agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758). [85]
- G. a. andamana (Lathy, 1907). [85]
- G. a. argynnus (Druce, 1888). [85]
- G. a. atropictus (Fruhstorfer, 1903). [85]
- G. a. baweana Hagen, 1896. [9]
- G. a. baweanum (Hagen, 1896). [85]
- G. a. comodus (Fruhstorfer, 1903). [85]
- G. a. decoratus (Rothschild, 1895). [85]
- G. a. enoplos. [85]
- G. a. exilis (Rothschild, 1895). [85]
- G. a. guttatus (Rothschild, 1895). [85]
- G. a. lasius van Eecke, 1918. [85]
- G. a. ligatus (Rothschild, 1895). [85]
- G. a. menides (Fruhstorfer, 1904). [85]
- G. a. meton (Fruhstorfer, 1904). [85]
- G. a. myneon. [85]
- G. a. neopommeranius (Honrath, [1888]). [85]
- G. a. obliteratus (Lathy, 1899). [85]
- G. a. plisthenes (C. & R. Felder, 1864). [85]
- G. a. pulo (Evans, 1932). [85]
- G. a. rufoplenus (Fruhstorfer, 1917). [85]
- G. a. salomonis (Rothschild, 1895). [85]
- G. a. ugiensis (Jordan, 1909). [85]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Irina Nikulina, Peter Khramov. Text data: Svetlana Shchavelina.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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