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Canopus swallowtail

Papilio canopus Westwood, 1842

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The canopus swallowtail (Papilio canopus) is a species in the family Papilionidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the canopus swallowtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the canopus swallowtail live?

Not recorded

Is the canopus swallowtail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the canopus swallowtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPapilionidae
  6. genusPapilio
  7. SpeciesPapilio canopus Westwood, 1842

Synonyms Papilio canopus babberensis, Papilio canopus canopinus, Papilio canopus croton, Papilio canopus kallon, Papilio canopus sumbanus, Papilio canopus tenimberensis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the canopus swallowtail

Other species in the same genus Papilio.

Orange dog

Papilio demodocus

PapilionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the canopus swallowtail?

The canopus swallowtail (Papilio canopus) belongs to the family Papilionidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Canopus swallowtail (Papilio canopus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/papilio-canopus

MLA

“Canopus swallowtail (Papilio canopus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/papilio-canopus.

BibTeX
@misc{papilio_canopus_2026,
  title = {Canopus swallowtail (Papilio canopus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/papilio-canopus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}