Graphium weiskei
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The Purple Spotted Swallowtail, Graphium weiskei, which is found only in the highlands of New Guinea
, is a butterfly of the swallowtail (Papilionidae)
family. It resembles the related Graphium stresemanni
.
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, is a butterfly of the swallowtail (Papilionidae)
Swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies that form the family Papilionidae. There are over 550 species, and though the majority are tropical, members of the family are found on all continents except Antarctica...
family. It resembles the related Graphium stresemanni
Graphium stresemanni
Graphium stresemanni is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Seram. It resembles the related Graphium weiskei, a more common species from New Guinea.-Source:...
.