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Graphium macfarlanei

Graphium macfarlanei, the green triangle butterfly or green triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia; as well as on the Moluccas, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and New Britain.

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Length
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Graphium macfarlanei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Graphium
Species:
G. macfarlanei
Binomial name
Graphium macfarlanei
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Papilio macfarlanei Butler, 1877
  • Zetides seminigra Butler, 1882
  • Papilio macfarlanii Rothschild, 1916 (misspelling)

Graphium macfarlanei, the green triangle butterfly or green triangle, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia; as well as on the Moluccas, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands and New Britain.

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

The larvae feed on Desmos species (including Desmos chinensis), Annona muricata and Rollinia deliciosa.

Subspecies

Green triangle in Cairns, Queensland, Australia source ↗
  • Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei (Bachan, Ternate, Halmahera, Waigeu, Misool, Salawati, western Irian to Papua, north-eastern Australia)
  • Graphium macfarlanei cestius (Fruhstorfer, 1903) (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
  • Graphium macfarlanei seminigra (Butler, 1882) (New Britain, New Ireland)
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