Papilio ambrax

Ambrax Butterfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. ambrax
Binomial name
Papilio ambrax Boisduval, 1832
Synonyms
Papilio orophanes Boisduval, 1836 Menelaides ambrax (Boisduval, 1832) Papilio ambracia Wallace, 1865 Papilio dunali Montrouzier, 1856 Papilio epirus Wallace, 1865 Papilio egipius Miskin, 1876

The Ambrax Butterfly (Papilio ambrax) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. 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)

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

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects
• Butterfly corner Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien