''Papilio gigon'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...

. It is confined to islands in eastern

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(Sulawesi, Sula and Talaud), but common where found Papilio gigon-01 (xndr)

The

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is 120–130 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...

'' species and '' Euodia latifolia'', '' Euodia roxburghiana'', and ''

Glycosmis pentaphylla ''Glycosmis pentaphylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, known commonly as orangeberry and gin berry. It occurs in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is cultivated for its edible pink fruits. In temperate zones, it ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Papilio gigon gigon'' (Sulawesi) *''Papilio gigon mangolinus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula Islands) *''Papilio gigon neriotes'' Rothschild, 1908 (Talaud, Sangir)

External links

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Papilionidae of the World: a pictorial summary Papilio, gigon Butterflies described in 1864 {{Papilionidae-stub