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Pachliopta oreon

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Pachliopta oreon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Pachliopta
Species:
P. oreon
Binomial name
Pachliopta oreon
(Doherty, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Papilio (Menelaides) oreon Doherty, 1891
  • Papilio godmani Röber, 1891
  • Papilio oreon Rothschild, 1895
  • Atrophaneura oreon (Doherty, 1891)[1]

Pachliopta oreon is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae. It is found only on the Lesser Sunda Islands.

The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown. There are red spots and a white markings on the wings.[2]

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