Species Graphium agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Green-spotted Triangle
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Waterhouse, G.A. & Lyell, G. 1914. The Butterflies of Australia: a monograph of the Australian Rhopalocera introducing a complete scheme of structural classification, and giving descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in Australia, including a number now recorded for the first time. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 239 pp. 38 pls + 3 unnumbered colour pls. [Date published 25 July 1914] [168]
- Common, I.F.B. & Waterhouse, D.F. 1981. Butterflies of Australia. Sydney : Angus & Robertson xiv 682 pp. 49 pls. [241]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Aru Islands, Irian Jaya, Maluku), Papua New Guinea, Oriental Region.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Indonesia
- Aru Islands
- Irian Jaya
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
Oriental Region
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Polyalthia nitidissima (Dunal) Benth. [ANNONACEAE] Canary Beech; Annona reticulata L. [ANNONACEAE] Custard Apple; Miliusa brahei (F.Muell.) Jessup [ANNONACEAE] Raspberry Jelly Tree; Annona muricata L. [ANNONACEAE] Soursop; Annona squamosa L. [ANNONACEAE] Sugar Apple; Melodorum leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth. [ANNONACEAE] Wild Bananas; Polyalthia sp. [ANNONACEAE]; Miliusa traceyi Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Polyalthia michaelii C.T.White [ANNONACEAE]; Pseuduvaria froggattii (F.Muell.) Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Pseuduvaria hylandii Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Pseuduvaria mulgraveana Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Pseuduvaria villosa Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Uvaria concava Teysm. & Binn. [ANNONACEAE]; Uvaria rufa Reinw. ex Blume [ANNONACEAE]; Xylopia maccreae (F.Muell.) L.S.Sm. [ANNONACEAE]; Xylopia sp. [ANNONACEAE]; Cyathostemma micranthum (A.DC.) J.Sinclair [ANNONACEAE]; Desmos goezeanus (F.Muell.) Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Desmos sp. [ANNONACEAE]; Fitzalania heteropetala (F.Muell.) F.Muell. [ANNONACEAE]; Goniothalamus australis Jessup [ANNONACEAE]; Haplostichanthus johnsonii F.Muell. [ANNONACEAE]; Haplostichanthus spp. [ANNONACEAE]; Meiogyne sp. [ANNONACEAE]; Melodorum urhii F.Muell. [ANNONACEAE]; Melodorum spp. [ANNONACEAE]; Annona glabra L. [ANNONACEAE]; Rollinia deliciosa Saff. [ANNONACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Introduced plants include Annona glabra, A. muricata, A. reticulata, A. squamosa, Rollinia deliciosa (Annonaceae).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Graphium agamemnon agamemnon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Papilio agamemnon Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Edition X, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 824 pp. [462].
Type data: lectotype LS, sex not stated; Linnaeus in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Corbet, A.S. 1942. The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Pt 3. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 11: 91–94 [93] (discussed the history and location of the type specimen); Parsons, M.J. 1998. The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea; their systematics and biology. San Diego : Academic Press 736 pp. [246] (referred to a holotype).
Subsequent designation: Corbet, A.S. 1941. The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Pts 1, 2. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 10: 8–27 [20] (referred to Clerck's figure of the type specimen); Edwards, E.D., Newland, J. & Regan, L. 2001. Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea. In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 31.6. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. x 615 pp. (interpret Corbet's (1941) reference to a type as a lectotype designation (Art. 74, ICZN 1985)).
Type locality: Canton, South-east China (as Asia in original description), see Corbet, A.S. 1949. The Linnaean names of Indo-Australian Rhopalocera. Pt 7. Summary of determinations. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 18: 191–199 [192, 194] (restricted type locality to Canton, China).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONIDAE Latreille, 1802 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Sep-2013 | Graphium Scopoli, 1777 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED |