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The Swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Papilioninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Jan Moonen

Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779

ssp. beccarii Oberthür, 1880
ssp. offakus Fruhstorfer, 1904

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: In the Moluccas a common species, but in New Guinea rather local and not abundant.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Waigeo Island: Offack; Supiori Island: Nansfori, Warbor Camp; Biak Island: Wardo; Yapen Island: Waropen; Mansinam Island; New Guinea: Andai, Hollandia (Jayapura), Manokwari, Merauke, Nabire. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, NHMUK, RMNH, Hans de Vos, Rinto Mambrasar.

 

 

 

 

 

last updated on 18 April 2025