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Subspecies Danaus chrysippus petilia (Stoll, 1790)

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Common and widespread on Torres Strait islands.


Other Regions

Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Brachystelma glabriflorum (F.Muell.) Schltr. [ASCLEPIADACEAE] Bowich; Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm. f.) Bruyns [ASCLEPIADACEAE] Broad-leaved Cottonbush; Marsdenia australis (R.Br.) Druce [APOCYNACEAE] Doubah; Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton [APOCYNACEAE] Giant Calotrope; Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton [APOCYNACEAE] Narrowleaf Cottonbush; Rhyncharrhena linearis (Decne.) K.L.Wilson [ASCLEPIADACEAE] Purple Pentatrope; Calotropis procera (Aiton) R.Br. ex W.T.Aiton [APOCYNACEAE] Rubber Tree; Sarcostemma esculentum (L.f.) R.W.Holm [APOCYNACEAE]; Cynanchum carnosum (R.Br.) Schltr. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Cynanchum christineae P.I.Forst. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Cynanchum floribundum R.Br. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Cynanchum leibianum (F.Muell.) P.I.Forst. [APOCYNACEAE]; Asclepias curassavica L. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]; Asclepias physocarpa Schltr. [ASCLEPIADACEAE]).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
18-Aug-2015 ADDED