Graphium agamemnon

Graphium agamemnon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. agamemnon
Binomial name
Graphium agamemnon
Subspecies[1]
  • G. a. agamemnon
  • G. a. plisthenes (C. & R. Felder, 1864)
  • G. a. neopommeranius (Honrath, [1888])
  • G. a. argynnus (Druce, 1888)
  • G. a. ligatus (Rothschild, 1895)
  • G. a. exilis (Rothschild, 1895)
  • G. a. decoratus (Rothschild, 1895)
  • G. a. guttatus (Rothschild, 1895)
  • G. a. salomonis (Rothschild, 1895)
  • G. a. obliteratus (Lathy, 1899)
  • G. a. menides (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
  • G. a. andamana (Lathy, 1907)
  • G. a. rufoplenus (Fruhstorfer, 1917)
  • G. a. atropictus (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
  • G. a. pulo (Evans, 1932)
  • G. a. baweata (Hagen, 1896)
  • G. a. meton (Fruhstorfer, 1904)
  • G. a. comodus (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
  • G. a. ugiensis (Jordan, 1909)
  • G. a. admiralia (Rothschild, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Papilio agamemnon Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio atreus (Fruhstorfer, 1903)
  • Papilio mynion (Fruhstorfer, 1906)

Graphium agamemnon, the tailed jay,[2][1] is a predominantly green and black tropical butterfly that belongs to the swallowtail family. The butterfly is also called the green-spotted triangle,[1] tailed green jay, or green triangle. It is a common, non-threatened species native to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia and Australia. Several geographic races are recognized. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 9. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.