Graphium macfarlanei
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The Green Triangle Butterfly or Green Triangle (Graphium macfarlanei) is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family
. 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
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Papilionidae family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It is found along the northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, as well as on the Moluccas, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, Admiralty Islands
Admiralty Islands
The Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...
and New Britain
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 70 mm.
The larvae feed on Desmos
Desmos
Desmos is a genus of trees and shrubs in the plant family Annonaceae.-Selected species:*Desmos cambodicus*Desmos chinensis*Desmos chryseus*Desmos cochinchinensis*Desmos dasymaschalus*Desmos dubius*Desmos dumosus...
species (including Desmos chinensis
Desmos chinensis
Desmos chinensis is a flowering plant of the custard-apple family, Annonaceae.It is a vine or spreading shrub that may grow up to 4 m high if it finds an adequate support, otherwise it rarely grows taller than 150 cm. The yellowish-green flowers are similar to the Ylang-ylang flowers,...
), Annona muricata
Annona muricata
Annona muricata is a member of the family of Custard apple trees called Annonaceae and a species of the genus Annona known mostly for its edible fruits Anona. Annona muricata produces fruits that are usually called Soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe. A...
and Rollinia deliciosa
Rollinia deliciosa
Rollinia deliciosa is a species of flowering plant in the custard-apple family, Annonaceae, that is native to tropical South America. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, commonly known as biriba, throughout the world's tropics and subtropics....
.
Subspecies
- 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)