Papilio antonio

Papilio antonio is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1875 by Hewitson. The wingspan is about 9 – 11 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Papilio antonio is dark-brown or black. A broad, yellow area dominates the wings.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see some photos of Papilio antonio. Papilio antonio is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are dark-brown or black. There is a small, yellow area at the back part of the wing.
The underside of Papilio antonio is nearly a copy of upside. The basic colour is dark-brown. The veins are yellow. At the back part of the wing there is a yellow area. Next to the small, yellow area there is a yellow spot.

The hind wings of Papilio antonio are dark-brown or black. They have broad tails. The edge is a little bit wavy. The wing is dominated by a broad, yellow area. At the inner edge there is a diffuse eye spot.
The underside is dark-brown. The wing is dominated by a broad, yellow area. Next to the body the wing is spotted by yellow scales. The veins are yellow. At the outer edge there is a chain of white spots.

The body is black, but the underside is dark-brown.

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Distribution

Papilio antonio is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly on the Philippines.

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

Larval food

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General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1875 by Hewitson. There is only one subspecies.

Papilio antonio negrosiana [Schröder & Treadaway, 1991]

Macro photos

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Papilio antonio (underside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Papilio antonio (upside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Papilio antonio (upside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Papilio antonio (underside)

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer macro photograph of Papilio antonio (underside)

Here you can see some macro photos of Papilio antonio.

Protection provisions / Red List

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

-no entry- (as at 12.02.2008)
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 2008)