Graphium idaeoides

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Graphium idaeoides

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Two male G idaeoides idaeoides
Two male G idaeoides neergaardi
Both subspecies endemic to the Philippines.
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Re: Graphium ideoides

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This must surely be a mimic of Idea leuconoe -

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Re: Graphium ideoides

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livingplanet3 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:20 pm This must surely be a mimic of Idea leuconoe -

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It is. It matches it in size too.
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Re: Graphium idaeoides

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livingplanet3 wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:20 pm This must surely be a mimic of Idea leuconoe -
Indeed, members of the macareus group of Graphium mimic Danaiinae.

This species is by far the largest in the group too.

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