Papilio fuscus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Papilionidae Scientific name Papilio fuscus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Papilio Rank Species

Similar Papilio albinus, Papilio ambrax, Papilio diophantus, Papilio hipponous, Papilio antonio

Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 80 mm.

The larvae feed on Rutaceae species.

Subspecies

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P. f. fuscus (Buru, Ambon, Serang)

P. f. alorensis Rothschild, 1894 (Alor)

P. f. beccarii Oberthür, 1880 (western Irian, north-western New Guinea)

P. f. canopinus Rothschild, 1895 (Romang, Leti Islands)

P. f. canopus Westwood, 1842 (north-western Australia, Northern Territory)

P. f. capaneus Westwood, 1843 (Cape York to northern New South Wales)

P. f. cilix Godman & Salvin, 1879 (New Hanover, New Ireland)

P. f. croton Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Damar)

P. f. hasterti Ribbe, 1907 (Bougainville, Choiseul)

P. f. hypsicles Hewitson, 1868 (New Hebrides)

P. f. hypsiclides Rothschild, 1894 (Wetar)

P. f. indicatus Butler, 1876 (southern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux, Woodlark, Lousiades, Torres Straits Islands)

P. f. lamponius Fruhstorfer, 1904 (New Britain)

P. f. lapathus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)

P. f. lunifer Rothschild, 1895 (Talaud, Sangie Islands)

P. f. metagenes Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tukangbesi: Binongko)

P. f. minor Oberthür, 1879 (northern Sulawesi, Sangihe)

P. f. ombiranus Rothschild, 1898 (Obi)

P. f. pertinax Wallace, 1865 (Sulawesi, Tukangbesi, Salaya, Sula Islands)

P. f. porrothenus Jordan, 1909 (Tanadjampea, Kalao, south-western Sulawesi)

P. f. rotalita (Swinhoe, 1893) (Aru, Key)

P. f. talyabona Joicey & Talbot, 1932 (Sula)

P. f. tenimberensis Rothschild, 1896 (Tanimbar, Babar)

P. f. thomsoni Butler, 1884 (Kai Islands)

P. f. umbrosus Rothschild, 1894 (Sambawa)

P. f. vollenhovii C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Timor)

P. f. wasiensis Hanafusa, 1991 (Tukangbesi: Wangiwangi)

P. f. xenophilus Mathew, 1886 (Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia Group)

Taxonomy

Papilio fuscus is the nominate member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are:

Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865

Papilio antonio Hewitson, [1875]

Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883

Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779

Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862

Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906

Papilio noblei de Nicéville, [1889]

Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]

Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865

Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864

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References

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