Atrophaneura luchti
| Atrophaneura luchti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Atrophaneura |
| Species: | A. luchti
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| Binomial name | |
| Atrophaneura luchti | |
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Atrophaneura luchti is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Indonesia (Java).[3]
Atrophaneura luchti is restricted to the mountains in the far east of Java. Little is known about this species which closely resembles and may be a synonym of Atrophaneura priapus.[4][5]
Atrophaneura luchti is a large butterfly. The forewing measures between 60 and 65 mm in length. The female is on average larger than the male. The underside and upperside are identical. The forewings are dark gray with black veins and are lighter around the veins. The hindwings are serrated and tailless. They are black with a broad white or cream band marked with black spots in the postdiscal and submarginal parts. The body is black, while the head and the sides of the thorax and abdomen are pink or red
References
- ^ Rushbrooke, M.; Moonen, J. (2019). "Atrophaneura luchti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T2377A122599164. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T2377A122599164.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Roepke, Walter Karl Johann (1935) Rhopalocera Javanica, geïllustreerd overzicht der Dagvlinders van Java. (1) Papilionidae en Pieridae. Wageningen, Fonds Landbouw Export Bureau
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- ^ Tsukada, E. and Nishiyama, Y. (1982). Butterflies of the South East Asian Islands. Volume I Papilionidae. (transl. K. Morishita). Plapac Co. Ltd., Tokyo. 457 pp.