ID Help needed

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?

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.

Here is another two with tails:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...pilio-pjt1.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ilio_sp._2.jpg

Could be Papilio lowi or ascalaphus.

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.

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Originally Posted by Psyche

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.

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I think Mr Seow is right, the only way to be sure is to check the underside lunules.

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Originally Posted by Painted Jezebel

I can't see the photo.

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Originally Posted by Psyche

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.

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

It is the Philippine P. deiphobus rumanzovia.

TL Seow:cheers: