Papilio (Menelaides) ambrax Boisduval, 1832
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Menelaides




90 - 100 mm
Ambrax butterfly
Ambrax Swallowtail

Primary host-plants

FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
RubiaceaeMorinda citrifoliaGreat morinda
RutaceaeCitrusCitrus
Citrus garrawayiMount White lime
Citrus inodoraRussell River Lime
Clausena
Limonia acidissima
Murraya koenigiiCurry tree
Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
Zanthoxylum brachyacanthumThorny Yellowwood
Zanthoxylum nitidumShiny-leaf prickly-ash
Zanthoxylum ovalifolium

Known subspecies

SpeciesAuthorLocus typicus
Papilio (Menelaides) ambrax ambraxBoisduval, 1832
Papilio (Menelaides) ambrax artanusRothschild, 1908
Papilio (Menelaides) ambrax dunaliMontrouzier, 1856
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