Graphium macfarlanei
| Graphium macfarlanei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Graphium |
| Species: | G. macfarlanei |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphium macfarlanei (Butler, 1877) | |
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The Green Triangle Butterfly or Green Triangle (Graphium macfarlanei) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, as well as on the Moluccas, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and New Britain.
The wingspan is about 70 mm.
The larvae feed on Desmos species (including Desmos chinensis), Annona muricata and Rollinia deliciosa.
Subspecies
- Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei (Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera, Waigeu, Misool, Salawati, western Irian to Papua, north-eastern Australia)
- Graphium macfarlanei cestius (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
- Graphium macfarlanei seminigra (Butler, 1882) (New Britain, New Ireland)
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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- The Swallowtails (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Papilioninae) of Papua Indonesia
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