Four new subspecies of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) from Phu Quoc Island, southern Vietnam

Saito Tamamitsu; Vu VAN Lien

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5293.1.7

Four new subspecies of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) from Phu Quoc Island, southern Vietnam

Zootaxa. 2023 May 19;5293(1):161-170. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.1.7.

Authors

Saito Tamamitsu¹, Vu VAN Lien²

Affiliations

¹ Research Institute of Evolution Biology; 2-4-28 Kamiyoga; Setagaya-Ku; Tokyo; Japan. user@example.com.
² Vietnam National Museum of Nature; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; 18 Hoang Quoc Viet; Cau Giay; Ha Noi; Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; 18 Hoang Quoc Viet; Cau Giay; Hanoi; Vietnam. vulien@gmail.com.

PMID: 37518492
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5293.1.7

Abstract

We describe and illustrate four new subspecies of Papilionoidea butterflies which were collected from Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang province, southern Vietnam between 2006 and 2017. These are papilionid Graphium antiphates matsui T. Saito & Vu subspec. nov.; Nymphalidae: Tanaecia julii duc T. Saito & Vu, subspec. nov.; Cynitia lepidea phuquoca T. Saito & Vu, subspec. nov.; and Bassarona teuta anh T. Saito & Vu, subspec. nov.

MeSH terms

Animals
Butterflies*
Vietnam