Atrophaneura liris
Encyclopedia
Atrophaneura liris is a species
of butterfly
from the Papilionidae family
that is found on Timor
, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.
The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
from the Papilionidae family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
that is found on Timor
Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea. It is divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, belonging to the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. The island's surface is 30,777 square kilometres...
, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.
The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females. The females are darker than the males.
Subspecies
- Atrophaneura liris liris (Timor)
- Atrophaneura liris aberrans (Butler, 1883) (Timor)
- Atrophaneura liris senescens (Röber, 1891) (Kisser)
- Atrophaneura liris wetterensis (Rothschild, 1895) (Wetar)
- Atrophaneura liris pallidus (Rothschild, 1895) (Leti Islands)
- Atrophaneura liris gaetus Fruhstorfer (Savu Islands)