Atrophaneura neptunus (Yellow Club-tail)

Atrophaneura neptunus, also called Yellow Clubtail is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1840 by Guérin-Méneville. The wingspan is about 10 – 12 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. Atrophaneura neptunus is dark-brown or black. It has white areas and red spots. The half of the abdomen is yellow.

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 Atrophaneura neptunus doris (Yellow Clubtail) (male above / female below). Atrophaneura neptunus is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are black. Two white areas with black veins dominate the wing.
The underside of Atrophaneura neptunus is very similar to the upside.

The hind wings of Atrophaneura neptunus are black and they have tails. The edge is wavy. Some red spots dominate the wing.
The underside is very similar to the upside. But, the spots are dark-red.

The body (abdomen) is black and yellow. The thorax is black. The head is black. The underside of the thorax has red hairs.

Sex differences: ---

Distribution

Atrophaneura neptunus (Yellow Clubtail) is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly from Myanmar until Indonesia.

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

Larval food

Aristolochiaceae:

Aristolochia sp.

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1840 by Guérin-Méneville. There are six subspecies.

Atrophaneura neptunus dacasini [Schröder, 1976]
Atrophaneura neptunus doris [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura neptunus fehri [Honrath]
Atrophaneura neptunus matbai [Schröder & Treadaway, 1990]
Atrophaneura neptunus padanganus [Rothschild]
Atrophaneura neptunus sumatra [Hagen]

Macro photos

Photo © by Naturhistorisches Museum Wien; Photographer Thomas Neubauer; macro photograph of Atrophaneura neptunus doris m (underside)

Here you can see some macro photos of Atrophaneura neptunus doris.

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)