Subspecies Papilio (Princeps) ambrax ambrax Boisduval, 1832
- Papilio ambrax Boisduval, J.B.A.D. de 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le Commandement de M.J. Dumont D'Urville. Faune entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le Voyage. Part 1. Lépidoptères. Paris : J. Tastu iv, 267 pp. [publication date: Sherborn, C.D. & Woodward, B.B. 1901. Dates of publication of the zoological and botanical portions of some French voyages. Dumont d'Urville's Voyage de l'Astrolabe. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 8: 333 [333]] [40].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH ♂ (probable)
Comment: Boisduval in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described; Parsons (1998: 263) referred to a holotype and gave type information.
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Limonia acidissima L. [RUTACEAE]; Citrus garrawayae F.M.Bailey [RUTACEAE]; Citrus inodorus F.M.Bailey [RUTACEAE]; Clausena brevistyla Oliv. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum F.Muell. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum ovalifolium Wight [RUTACEAE]; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Murraya koenigii Spreng. [RUTACEAE]; Zanthoxylum ailanthoides Sieb. & Zacc. [RUTACEAE]).
General References
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) |
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07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 09-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
05-Mar-2013 | 05-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
27-Apr-2011 | ADDED |