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Papilio ambrax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Papilio ambrax

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Papilio

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Papilio albinus, Papilio amynthor, Papilio phestus, Papilio fuscus, Papilio diophantus

Papilio ambrax, the Ambrax butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, as well as the Aru Islands, Papua (Indonesia), and Papua New Guinea.

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Papilio ambrax ambrax

The wingspan is 90–100 mm.

The larvae feed on Citrus species, Clausena brevistyla, Limonia acidissima, Microcitrus garrawayae, Microcitrus inodora, Murraya koenigii, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum, Zanthoxylum nitidum, Zanthoxylum ovalifolium, and Morinda citrifolia.

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Subspecies

Papilio ambrax ambrax

  • Papilio ambrax ambrax (western Irian to Papua)
  • Papilio ambrax dunali Montrouzier, 1856 (Woodlark Island)
  • Papilio ambrax epirus Wallace, 1865 (Aru)
  • Papilio ambrax epigius Miskin, 1876 (north-eastern coast of Queensland)
  • Papilio ambrax artanus Rothschild, 1908 (Mefor, Geelvink Bay)

    • Taxonomy

    Papilio ambrax is a member of the polytes species group. The clade members are:

  • Papilio polytes Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832
  • Papilio phestus Guérin-Méneville, 1830

    • Papilio ambrax ButterflyCornernet Papilio ambrax Ambrax Butterfly

    Papilio ambrax ButterflyCornernet Papilio ambrax Ambrax Butterfly

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    References

    Papilio ambrax Wikipedia
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