Atrophaneura polydorus

Atrophaneura polydorus is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1763 by Linnaeus. The wingspan is about 8.0 – 10.0 cm. Atrophaneura polydorus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The butterfly is black with white and red spots. Hind wings have tails.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer; from assortment of Dr. Hildegard Winkler specialty shop of entomology (see links)

These are nice photos of Atrophaneura polydorus (female). Atrophaneura polydorus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are black, but in large part whitish with black veins. In back there is a whitish area.
The underside is a copy of upside.

The hind wings are black and have no tails. The margin is ridged. Next to the margin there is a chain of dark-red spots. In the middle of wing there is a big white area, which is divided by black veins.
The underside is a copy of upside, but red spots are brighter than upside.

The body is black, but the opisthosoma is reddish.

Sex differences: ---

Distribution

Atrophaneura polydorus is a butterfly of the Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The distribution is include Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tasmania and New Zealand.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

Aristolochia:

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1763 by Linnaeus. There are many subspecies.

Atrophaneura polydorus aignanus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus asinius [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura polydorus dampierensis [Hagen]
Atrophaneura polydorus godartianus [Lucas]
Atrophaneura polydorus humboldti [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus kajelanus [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura polydorus lascarus [Fruhstorfer]
Atrophaneura polydorus leodamas [Wallace]
Atrophaneura polydorus manus [Talbot]
Atrophaneura polydorus meforanus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus naissus [Frushtorfer]
Atrophaneura polydorus novobrittanicus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus orinomus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus polydaemon [Mathew]
Atrophaneura polydorus queenslandicus [Rothschild, 1895]
Atrophaneura polydorus septentrionalis [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus tenimberensis [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura polydorus thessalia [Swinhoe]
Atrophaneura polydorus utuanensis [Ribbe]
Atrophaneura polydorus varus [Fruhstorfer]

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 14.06.2006)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www. redlist.org/)