Papilio arjuna

[Leonard187]

I have a problem about Papilio arjuna ssp. herein. My friend purchased a specimen of P. arjuna (the label signed 'Papilio paris ssp. arjuna) collected from Mt. Lawu of E. Java. I checked the book of Achillides but it only signed ' P. paris ssp.'. To my knowledge, the specimen from E. Java might be ssp.tenggerensis. So which ssp. should it be? Thanks for your reply.
Herein it the specimen whose phenotype is consistent with figure (collected from Mt. Lawu) from the book.

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[adamcotton]

I moved the above post to a new topic so people can see it more easily.

I prepared a sample photo of the various subspecies of Papilio arjuna:



and here is a map showing the approximate distributions of the various Java subspecies:



P. arjuna is a highland species, so is isolated on each group of mountains, hence it has subspeciated considerably in Java.

Your friend's specimen from Mt. Lawu should indeed be ssp. arjuna, ssp. tenggerensis comes from mountains further east.

Adam.

[alandmor]

Very nice map showing distributions. If I may ask, what mapping software did you use to create it? Thanks in advance

[adamcotton]

Alan,

Actually I didn't make this map myself. I just added the red lines and names to a map I found somewhere long ago. I hope I am not infringing on someone's copyright.

Adam.

[Leonard187]

I moved the above post to a new topic so people can see it more easily.

I prepared a sample photo of the various subspecies of Papilio arjuna:



and here is a map showing the approximate distributions of the various Java subspecies:



P. arjuna is a highland species, so is isolated on each group of mountains, hence it has subspeciated considerably in Java.

Your friend's specimen from Mt. Lawu should indeed be ssp. arjuna, ssp. tenggerensis comes from mountains further east.

Adam.

Thanks Adam, It is really a nice distribution map. I will update my note ^0^.