Papilio fuscus

Papilio fuscus is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1779 by Goeze. The wingspan is about 9 – 12 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Papilio fuscus is black. A big yellow area dominates the hind wing. This species is very variable. There are many subspecies.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

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

Description

The fore wings are black.
The underside of Papilio fuscus is also black.

The hind wings of Papilio fuscus are black and they has tails. The edge is wavy. A big yellow area dominates the wing.
The underside is black. In the middle of the wing there are some big yellow spots.

The body (abdomen) is black. The thorax is black. The head is black.

Sex differences: ---

Distribution

Papilio fuscus is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly in Indonesia and Australia.

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

Larval food

Rutaceae:

Citrus ssp.
Halfordia scleroxyla
Microcitrus australasica
Morinda citrifolia
Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1779 by Goeze. There are many subspecies.

Papilio fuscus alorensis [Rothschild, 1894]
Papilio fuscus beccarii [Oberthür, 1880]
Papilio fuscus canopinus [Rothschild, 1895]
Papilio fuscus canopus [Westwood, 1842]
Papilio fuscus capaneus [Westwood, 1843]
Papilio fuscus cilix [Godman & Salvin, 1879]
Papilio fuscus croton [Fruhstorfer]
Papilio fuscus hasterti [Ribbe, 1907]
Papilio fuscus hypsicles [Hewitson, 1868]
Papilio fuscus hypsiclides [Rothschild, 1894]
Papilio fuscus indicatus [Butler, 1876]
Papilio fuscus lamponius [Fruhstorfer]
Papilio fuscus lapathus [Fruhstorfer]
Papilio fuscus ombiranus [Rothschild]
Papilio fuscus pertinax [Wallace, 1865]
Papilio fuscus porrothenus [Jordan]
Papilio fuscus rotalita [Swinhoe, 1893]
Papilio fuscus tenimberensis [Rothschild]
Papilio fuscus thomsoni [Butler, 1884]
Papilio fuscus umbrosus [Rothschild, 1894]
Papilio fuscus vollenhovii [C. & R. Felder, 1865]
Papilio fuscus xenophilus [Mathew, 1886]

: 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 the subspecies Papilio fuscus indicatus (male left/ female right).

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the subspecies Papilio fuscus ombiranus.

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the subspecies Papilio fuscus pertinax.

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the subspecies Papilio fuscus rotalita.

: Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer

Here you can see the subspecies Papilio fuscus umbrosus (male).

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)