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Papilio ambrax lutosa Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail

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Sex : M

Origin : Indonesia (West Irian - Mt. Arfak)


Papilio ambrax lutosa one wing lenght cm 5-6 Insect Tropical Butterfly Papilionid Swallowtail.
Common name: The Ambrax Butterfly.
Syn. Papilio orophanes, Menelaides ambrax, Papilio ambracia, Papilio dunali, Papilio epirus, Papilio egipius.

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.
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.
Subspecies:
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)



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