Papilio amynthor

Norfolk swallowtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Papilio
Species:	P. amynthor
Binomial name
	Papilio amynthor; Boisduval, 1859
Synonyms
	Papilio ilioneus Donovan, 1805; Papilio amphiaraus C. & R. Felder, 1864; Papilio abstrusus Butler, [1876];

Papilio amynthor, the Norfolk swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family, that is found in the south-west Pacific Ocean on Norfolk Island and the Loyalty Islands. It commonly inhabits rainforest and suburban areas.^[1]

The wingspan is 85–91 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum pinnatum, and the introduced Citrus limon.

References

^ Braby, Michael F. (2008). The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0 643 09027 4.

External links

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[butterflies-1] Braby, Michael F. (2008). The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0 643 09027 4.

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