Papilio fuscus
# Papilio fuscus

Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 80 mm.

The larvae feed on Rutaceae species.

## Subspecies

* P. f. fuscus (Buru, Ambon, Serang)
* P. f. alorensis Rothschild, 1894 (Alor)
* P. f. beccarii Oberthür, 1880 (western Irian, north-western New Guinea)
* P. f. canopinus Rothschild, 1895 (Romang, Leti Islands)
* P. f. canopus Westwood, 1842 (north-western Australia, Northern Territory)
* P. f. capaneus Westwood, 1843 (Cape York to northern New South Wales)
* P. f. cilix Godman & Salvin, 1879 (New Hanover, New Ireland)
* P. f. croton Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Damar)
* P. f. hasterti Ribbe, 1907 (Bougainville, Choiseul)
* P. f. hypsicles Hewitson, 1868 (New Hebrides)
* P. f. hypsiclides Rothschild, 1894 (Wetar)
* P. f. indicatus Butler, 1876 (southern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux, Woodlark, Lousiades, Torres Straits Islands)
* P. f. lamponius Fruhstorfer, 1904 (New Britain)
* P. f. lapathus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan)
* P. f. lunifer Rothschild, 1895 (Talaud, Sangie Islands)
* P. f. metagenes Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tukangbesi: Binongko)
* P. f. minor Oberthür, 1879 (northern Sulawesi, Sangihe)
* P. f. ombiranus Rothschild, 1898 (Obi)
* P. f. pertinax Wallace, 1865 (Sulawesi, Tukangbesi, Salaya, Sula Islands)
* P. f. porrothenus Jordan, 1909 (Tanadjampea, Kalao, south-western Sulawesi)
* P. f. rotalita (Swinhoe, 1893) (Aru, Key)
* P. f. talyabona Joicey & Talbot, 1932 (Sula)
* P. f. tenimberensis Rothschild, 1896 (Tanimbar, Babar)
* P. f. thomsoni Butler, 1884 (Kai Islands)
* P. f. umbrosus Rothschild, 1894 (Sambawa)
* P. f. vollenhovii C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Timor)
* P. f. wasiensis Hanafusa, 1991 (Tukangbesi: Wangiwangi)
* P. f. xenophilus Mathew, 1886 (Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia Group)

## Taxonomy

Papilio fuscus is the nominate member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are:

* Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865
* Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883
* Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779
* Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862
* Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906
* Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887]
* Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865
* Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864
