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Papilio amynthor, the Norfolk swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, that is found in the south-west Pacific Ocean on Norfolk Island and the Loyalty Islands. It commonly inhabits rainforest and suburban areas.[1]
Norfolk swallowtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Papilio |
Species: | P. amynthor |
Binomial name | |
Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859 | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 85–91 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum pinnatum, and the introduced Citrus limon.
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