Atrophaneura sycorax

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Atrophaneura sycorax

External images of holotype

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Atrophaneura sycorax depicted in Rhopalocera Malayana (figure 10)
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A. sycorax
Binomial name
Atrophaneura sycorax
(Grose-Smith, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Papilio sycorax Grose-Smith, 1885
  • Papilio sycorax Rothschild, 1895
  • Papilio egertoni Distant, 1886
  • Parides sycorax egertoni[1]
  • Papilio egertoni Distant, 1886

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Atrophaneura sycorax is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found from South Burma to Peninsular Malaysia, and in Sumatra and West Java.

The wingspan is 130–140 mm. The wings are black. There is a wide dull-white marking on each of the hind wings. The body is completely covered in yellow hair. Females can be black or dark brown. The wing veins are bordered in white.[2]

The larvae feed on Aristolochia species: Aristolochia cathcartii, Aristolochia coadunata, Aristolochia singalangensis and Thottea species.

Subspecies

  • Atrophaneura sycorax sycorax (Sumatra)
  • Atrophaneura sycorax egertoni (Distant, 1886) (southern Burma to Peninsular Malaya)
  • Atrophaneura sycorax pariwononis Tsukada & Nishiyama (western Java)

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