Graphium thule
Graphium thule is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larva feeds on Aquifoliacene ilex. Graphium thule is not common but not known to be threatened. It mimics the danaines Ideopsis juventa and Tirumala hamata. There is one subspecies felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915 and three forms. It is an endemic species.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. thule
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Graphium thule is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in New Guinea. The larva feeds on Aquifoliacene ilex.
Graphium thule is not common but not known to be threatened. It mimics the danaines Ideopsis juventa and Tirumala hamata. There is one subspecies felixi Joicey & Noakes, 1915 and three forms.[2][3] It is an endemic species.
See also
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- ^ funet
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hancock, D.L. (1979). Systematic notes on Graphium felixi (Joicey and Noakes) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Australian Entomological Magazine 7: 11-12.
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