Papilio gigon
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| 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.
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The wingspan is 120–130 mm.
The larvae feed on Citrus species and Euodia latifolia, Euodia roxburghiana, and Glycosmis pentaphylla.
Subspecies
- Papilio gigon gigon (Sulawesi)
- Papilio gigon mangolinus Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
- Papilio gigon neriotes Rothschild, 1908 (Talaud, Sangir)
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- Collins, N.M., Morris, M.G., IUCN ,1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: the IUCN Red Data Book (1985) IUCN pdf
- Butterfly Corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
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