Papilio ambrax

1 Ambrax Swallowtail at Woree, QLD

Papilio ambrax at Woree, QLD - 31 Aug 2024 07:41 PM
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Papilio ambrax 9 Sep 2024 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Papilio ambrax 8 Sep 2024 Lisa.Jok

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   9 Sep 2024
Apparently a male *Papilio ambrax* Boisduval (1832)

Brief references [not my scholarly Butterflies ref's and without a proper citation of this good quality extensive website] :

• Lepidoptera pages at Coffs Harbour Butterfly House:
*Papilio ambrax* Boisduval (1832) http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/papi/ambrax.html
Cf. *Papilio aegeus* Donovan (1805) http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/papi/aegeus.html
Viewed: 2024 September 9th .

Scholarly Quality Literature Reference:

• Sankowsky, Garry and Geoff Walker (2020)
A Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia:
Their Life Histories and Larval Host Plants.
New Holland Publishers.
Pages: 37–38.

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