Papilio gigon
Papilio gigon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is confined to islands in eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sula and Talaud), but common where found [1].
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| Plate depicting a. and b Papilio gigon, c. Papilio rama (now Graphium arycles (Boisduval, 1836)), d. Papilio melanthus (now a subspecies of Graphium codrus (Cramer, [1777])) and e. Papilio bermocratesa misspelling of hermocrates (now Graphium aristeus hermocrates (Felder & Felder, 1865)) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. gigon |
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| Papilio gigon | |
The wingspan is 120–130 mm.
The larvae feed on Citrus species and Euodia latifolia, Euodia roxburghiana, and Glycosmis pentaphylla.
Subspecies
- Papilio gigon gigon (Sulawesi)
- Papilio gigon mangolinus Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands)
- Papilio gigon neriotes Rothschild, 1908 (Talaud, Sangir)
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- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Papilionidae of the World: a pictorial summary
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