# Graphium dorcus

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***Graphium dorcus***, or **Tabitha's swordtail**, is a butterfly found in [Sulawesi](/source/Sulawesi), Indonesia, that belongs to the [swallowtail](/source/Swallowtail_butterfly) family. The species was [first described](/source/Species_description) by [Wilhem de Haan](/source/Wilhem_de_Haan) in 1840.

## Subspecies

- *G. d. dorcus* (northern Sulawesi)
- *G. d. butungensis* Hanafusa, 1997 (Buton)

## Etymology

It is named for the biblical [Dorcas](/source/Dorcas), who in [Aramaic](/source/Aramaic_language) and other languages is called [Tabitha](/source/Tabitha).

## External links

- [Sulawesi Checklist](http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neotropica/sulawesi/checklist.html)
- ["*Graphium dorcus* de Haan, 1840"](http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/15244). *Insecta.pro*. With images.

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