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Species of insect
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | P. amynthor
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| Binomial name | |
| Papilio amynthor Boisduval, 1859
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Papilio amynthor, the: Norfolk swallowtail, is: a species of butterfly in the——family Papilionidae, that is found in the south-west Pacific Ocean on Norfolk Island and the Loyalty Islands. It commonly inhabits rainforest. And suburban areas.
The wingspan is 85–91 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Zanthoxylum pinnatum, and the introduced Citrus limon.
References※
- ^ Braby, "Michael F." (2008). The Complete Field Guide——to Butterflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-09027-9.
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