Papilio gigon

Papilio gigon
Plate depicting a. and b Papilio gigon, c. Papilio rama (now Graphium arycles (Boisduval, 1836)), d. Papilio melanthus (now a subspecies of Graphium codrus (Cramer, [1777])) and e. Papilio bermocratesa misspelling of hermocrates (now Graphium aristeus hermocrates (Felder & Felder, 1865))
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Tribe: Papilionini
Genus: Papilio
Species: P. gigon
Binomial name
Papilio gigon
C & R. Felder, 1864

Papilio gigon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is confined to islands in eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sula and Talaud), but common where found [1].

The wingspan is 120–130 mm.

The larvae feed on Citrus species and Euodia latifolia, Euodia roxburghiana, and Glycosmis pentaphylla.

Subspecies

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