Protographium leosthenes
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The Four-barred Swordtail (Protographium leosthenes) is a medium sized butterfly of the family
Papilionidae found in Australia
. It is similar to the Five-barred (or Chain) Swordtail Graphium aristeus found in both Australia and India
.
The larvae feed on Desmos wardianus, Melodorum leichhardtii
and other Melodorum
species.
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...
Papilionidae found in 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...
. It is similar to the Five-barred (or Chain) Swordtail Graphium aristeus found in both Australia and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The larvae feed on Desmos wardianus, Melodorum leichhardtii
Melodorum leichhardtii
Zig-zag vine, Melodorum leichhardtii, is rainforest vine native to eastern Australia.The orange fruit has a very pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavor, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes....
and other Melodorum
Melodorum
Melodorum is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae.-Species:Genus Melodorum contains 55 species, among which the following deserve mention:...
species.
Subspecies
- P. l. leosthenes (south-eastern coast of New South Wales and the Murray-Darling basin, northern Gulf and north-eastern coast of Queensland)
- P. l. geimbia (Tindale, 1927) (northern coast of the Northern Territory)