Papilio ambrax

Short description: Species of butterfly

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

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 (3.5–3.9 in).

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4346091 entry

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