ID Help needed

[Commander]

A reader of our blog asked if any of us can ID this fella. At a glance, it looks like a normal Great Mormon, but if you look carefully, it has a little tail on the hindwing! Can anyone help?

[Painted Jezebel]

I can't see the photo. It could be just me, as I often can not see all of Horace's life history photos, (I wait for the blog articles, which come out fine). I think it may be down to how the photo is uploaded.

[Silverstreak]

Here is another two with tails:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Papilio-pjt1.jpg/800px-Papilio-pjt1.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/1_Papilio_sp._2.jpg

[atronox]

Could be Papilio lowi or ascalaphus.

[Psyche]

These two males with long tails are Palawan Papilio lowi, also treated as a subspecies of P. memnon by some.

The one in which the male have a short stubby tail is P. deiphobus deiphontes from the northern Moluccas (Maluku) ie. Ternate, Bachan, Helmaheira.
The normotypic P. deiphobus deiphobus has long tails.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. I have the same problem as Les here.

[atronox]

These two males with tails are Palawan Papilio lowi, also treated as a subspecies of P. memnon by some.

The one in which the male have a short stubby tail is P. deiphobus deiphontes from the northern Moluccas (Maluku) ie. Ternate, Bachan, Helmaheira.
The normotypic P. deiphobus deiphobus has long tails.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. I have the same problem as Les here.
I think Mr Seow is right, the only way to be sure is to check the underside lunules.

[Commander]

I can't see the photo.


The one in which the male have a short stubby tail is P. deiphobus deiphontes from the northern Moluccas (Maluku) ie. Ternate, Bachan, Helmaheira.
The normotypic P. deiphobus deiphobus has long tails.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. I have the same problem as Les here.

I'd earlier hotlinked to the photographer's website. Now I've uploaded it here. Should be able to see now?

[Psyche]

It is the Philippine P. deiphobus rumanzovia.

TL Seow:cheers: