Graphium macfarlanei

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Graphium macfarlanei, the green triangle butterfly or green triangle, 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.

Graphium macfarlanei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Graphium macfarlanei
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Papilio macfarlanei Butler, 1877
  • Zetides seminigra Butler, 1882
  • Papilio macfarlanii Rothschild, 1916 (misspelling)

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

The larvae feed on Desmos species (including Desmos chinensis), Annona muricata and Rollinia deliciosa.

Subspecies

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Green triangle in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
  • 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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