Papilio gigon | |
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Plate depicting a. and b Papilio gigon, c. Papilio rama (now Graphium arycles (Boisduval, 1836)), d. Papilio melanthus (now a subspecies of Graphium codrus (Cramer, [1777])) and e. Papilio bermocratesa misspelling of hermocrates (now Graphium aristeus hermocrates (Felder & Felder,1865) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Division: | Rhopalocera |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Tribe: | Papilionini |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. gigon |
Binomial name | |
Papilio gigon C & R. Felder, 1864 |
Papilio gigon is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found from Indonesia to the Philippines.
The wingspan is 120-130 mm.
The larvae feed on Citrus species and Euodia latifolia, Euodia roxburghiana and Glycosmis pentaphylla.