Graphium dorcus

[daveuk]

Male from Sulawesi shown upper & underside. I don't have a female

[adamcotton]

Very nice specimen. Females of this species are very rare.

Adam.

[Trehopr1]

I have not known of this species. It looks similar to Graphium androcles which also hails from Sulawesi yet, lacking the greenish color at the base of the wings and the additional white markings near the apex of the forewings.

Are the tails equally as long as those of G. androcles ?

[adamcotton]

Graphium dorcus belongs to the aristeus group, whereas G. androcles belongs to the antiphates group. These relationships are obvious when examining the discal band of the hindwing underside.

G. dorcus is a bit smaller than G. androcles but the tails are similarly relatively long. Here is a male of ssp. butungensis from Buton Island, SE Sulawesi, with a scale so you can see the size:

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Adam.

[daveuk]

I have not known of this species. It looks similar to Graphium androcles which also hails from Sulawesi yet, lacking the greenish color at the base of the wings and the additional white markings near the apex of the forewings.

Are the tails equally as long as those of G. androcles ?

I think Adam explained that better than I could Trehopr!!