''Papilio albinus'' is a

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from the

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'' Papilio'' that is found in west

Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...

and

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. The species was first described by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1865.

Subspecies

*''Papilio albinus albinus'' (West Irian) *''Papilio albinus lesches'' Godman & Salvin, 1880 (New Guinea) *''Papilio albinus yapenensis'' Goode 2012 (Yapen Island, New Guinea) *''Papilio albinus yahukimo'' Goode, 2012 (Papua, Yayawijaya Mountains) Goode, M., 2012: Notes on ''Papilio albinus'' Wallace, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) from Papua, Indonesia including descriptions of new subspecies. ''Sugapa'' (''Suara Serangga Papua'') 7 (2): 37–59.

Taxonomy

''Papilio albinus'' is a member of the ''fuscus''

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. The members of this clade are * ''Papilio albinus'' Wallace, 1865 * '' Papilio diophantus'' Grose-Smith, 1883 * ''

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. fu ...

'' Goeze, 1779 * ''

Papilio hipponous ''Papilio hipponous'' is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines. The larvae feed on ''Citrus'' species. Subspecies *''Papilio hipponous bazilanus'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao)) *''Papilio h ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862 * ''

Papilio jordani ''Papilio jordani'', the Jordan's swallowtail, is a vulnerable species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to northern Sulawesi in Indonesia. Taxonomy ''Papilio jordani'' is a member of the ''fuscus'' species group. The membe ...

'' Fruhstorfer, 1906 * ''

Papilio pitmani ''Papilio pitmani'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in Burma, Thailand and Vietnam. Subspecies *''Papilio pitmani pitmani'' *''Papilio duboisi'' Vitalis de Salvaza, 1921 (central Vietnam) Taxonom ...

'' Elwes & de Nicéville,

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Papilio prexaspes ''Papilio prexaspes'', the blue Helen, is a swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. The race found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ''Papilio prexaspes andamanicus'' (earlier placed under ''Papilio fuscus''), is also known as the Anda ...

'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 * ''

Papilio sakontala ''Papilio sakontala'' is a species of swallowtail butterfly from the genus '' Papilio'' that is found in India. Taxonomy The taxonomic rank of ''Papilio sakontala'' is uncertain. It is a member of the ''fuscus'' species-group. The members of t ...

'' Hewitson, 1864

References

External links

"''Papilio albinus'' Wallace, 1865"
''Insecta.pro''. With images. albinus Butterflies of Oceania Lepidoptera of New Guinea Lepidoptera of Papua New Guinea Butterflies described in 1865 Taxa named by Alfred Russel Wallace {{Papilionidae-stub