Fuscous Swallowtail Butterfly (species: Papilio fuscus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Papilio fuscus
Fuscous Swallowtail Butterfly


©Anne Hoggett: Papilio fuscus on flower of Gloriosa superba at Lizard Island Research Station

©Anne Hoggett: Papilio fuscus at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Papilio fuscus at Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae
Genus Papilio
Species Papilio fuscus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: This is the common large butterfly at Lizard Island.

Web resources

References

  • Lachlan, R.B. (2003). An annotated list of the hawk moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Lizard Island, Queensland, Australian Entomologist, 30: 1-3. LIRS catalog number 792.