Graphium empedovana

Graphium empedovana is a butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1941 by Corbet. The wingspan is about 8 – 9 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Graphium empedovana is brown. Some yellow spots dominate the fore wings.

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 Graphium empedovana. Graphium empedovana is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia).

Description

The fore wings are brown. Four large yellow spots dominate the wing.
The underside of Graphium empedovana is very similar to the upside.

The hind wings of Graphium empedovana are brown and they have tails. The edge is wavy. In the middle of the wing there is a chain of little dark-brown spots.
The underside is very similar to the upside. At the inner edge there are two red-black spots.

The body (abdomen) is brown. The thorax and the head are also brown. The underside of all parts is brown.

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Distribution

Graphium empedovana is a butterfly from the Australasia / Indomalaya (Australia) ecozone. You can observe this butterfly from Malaysia until Indonesia and the Philippines.

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

Larval food

Hernandiaceae:

Hernandia peltata

General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1941 by Corbet. There are no subspecies.

In some publications this species is listed as Graphium empedocles Fabricius 1787.

Protection provisions / Red List

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

-no entry- (as at 14.10.2010)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 12.08.2010)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2010) (see: www. redlist.org/)