Butterflying in South Sulawesi (1) – Papilionidae

 

Sulawesi is an island in Indonesia.  It is the world’s 11th largest island.  There are about 560 known species of butterflies.  239 of them (>40%) are endemic to the region.  We visited the place around end September.  The weather had been dry since March.  It was definitely not the peak season for butterflies.  Yet, we were able to find some interesting butterflies.

Papilio gigon
Papilio gigon
Graphium (Pathysa) rhesus 綠鳳蝶屬
Graphium (Pathysa) rhesus 綠鳳蝶屬
Graphium (Pathysa) androcles 綠鳳蝶屬
Graphium (Pathysa) androcles 綠鳳蝶屬
Graphium (Paranticopsis) encelades 紋鳳蝶屬
Graphium (Paranticopsis) encelades 紋鳳蝶屬
Graphium anthedon milon 青鳳蝶屬
Graphium anthedon milon 青鳳蝶屬
Graphium meyeri 青鳳蝶屬
Graphium meyeri 青鳳蝶屬