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Papilio tydeus

Papilio tydeus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Papilio tydeus is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus Papilio that is found in the Moluccas (Batchian and Gilolo). Description Differentiated from all the forms of P. aegeus by the large ochre-yellow submarginal spots of the hindwing, which are distally truncate or emarginate and proximally are produced along the veins into bracket-like projections.

Distribution

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