Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea.
Canopus swallowtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. fuscus
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Binomial name | |
Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
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The wingspan is about 80 mm.
The larvae feed on Rutaceae species.
Papilio fuscus is the nominate member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are: