Atrophaneura dixoni is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in northern and central Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Atrophaneura |
| Species: | A. dixoni
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| Atrophaneura dixoni (Grose-Smith, 1900)
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The wingspan is 130–150 mm. The wings are black. The underside of the hindwings have red patches which are more numerous in females than males. The wing veins are bordered in white.[4]
Status edit
Uncommon or rare. Localised.[5]
Etymology edit
This butterfly is named for the collector Frank Dixon who found it at an altitude of 800 feet (240 m) 30 miles (48 km) inland from Bwool.
References edit
- ^ Atrophaneura at Funet
- ^ Haugum, J., Ebner, J. and Racheli, T. (1980). The Papilionidae of Celebes (Sulawesi). Lepidoptera Group of '68 Supplement 9: 21 pp, 1 map, 2 pl.
- ^ Vane-Wright, R.I. & R. de Jong. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna. Zool. Verh. Leiden 343, 11.vii.2003: 3-267, figs 1-14
- ^ "ButterflyCorner.net". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links edit
Media related to Atrophaneura dixoni at Wikimedia Commons- Butterflycorner Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien includes macro photos
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