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Species profile—Papilio demoleus sthenelus (chequered swallowtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Insecta (insects) → Papilionidae (swallowtails) → Papilio demoleus sthenelus (chequered swallowtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Insecta (insects)
Family
Papilionidae (swallowtails)
Scientific name
Papilio demoleus sthenelus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Common name
chequered swallowtail
Type reference
Macleay, W.S. 1826. Annulosa, Catalogue of Insects, collected by Captain King, R.N. app. B, pp. 438-469, Table B in King, P.P. (ed.). Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822; with Appendix B. London : John Murray Vol. 2 viii 637 pp., 9 pls.
WildNet taxon ID
19074
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19074.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
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Last updated
20 May 2024