Pachliopta polydorus, the red-bodied swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae found in north-eastern Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-bodied Swallowtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pachliopta polyphontes
- Pachliopta adamas
- Pachliopta aristolochiae
- Pachliopta pandiyana
- Parides neophilus
- Losaria doubledayi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Papilionidae
- Genus
- Pachliopta
- Species
- Pachliopta polydorus
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