Papilio euchenor
Encyclopedia
Papilio euchenor is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea
, Sulawesi
, Sumatra
and various surrounding islands.
The wingspan
is 100–130 mm.
The larvae feed on Evodia and possibly also Citrus
species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
, Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and various surrounding islands.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 100–130 mm.
The larvae feed on Evodia and possibly also Citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
species.
Subspecies
- Papilio euchenor euchenor (West Irian to Papua, Waigeu, Dampier)
- Papilio euchenor godarti Montrouzier, 1856 (D'Entrecasteaux, Woodlark)
- Papilio euchenor eutropius Janson, 1886 (Jobi)
- Papilio euchenor obsolescens Rothschild, 1895 (Aru)
- Papilio euchenor depilis Rothschild, 1895 (New Britain, Duke of York Group)
- Papilio euchenor naucles Rothschild, 1908 (Kai Islands)
- Papilio euchenor misolensis Rothschild, 1908 (Misool Islands)
- Papilio euchenor comma Joicey & Noakes, 1915 (Biak)
- Papilio euchenor rosselanus Rothschild, 1908 (Rossel Islands)
- Papilio euchenor sudestensis Rothschild, 1908 (Sudest Island)
- Papilio euchenor misimanus Rothschild, 1898 (Misima Island)
- Papilio euchenor novohibernicus Rothschild, 1896 (New Ireland)
- Papilio euchenor neohannoveranus Rothschild, 1898 (New Hanover Island)
- Papilio euchenor subcoerulea Rothschild, 1915 (Dampier Island)