Papilio fuscus, the Canopus swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae, that is found on Timor, northern Australia, and New Guinea. The wingspan is about 80 mm. The larvae feed on Rutaceae species. Subspecies P. f. fuscus (Buru, Ambon, Serang) P. f. alorensis Rothschild, 1894 (Alor) P. f. beccarii Oberthür, 1880 (western Irian, north-western New Guinea) P. f. canopinus Rothschild, 1895 (Romang, Leti Islands) P. f. canopus Westwood, 1842 (north-western Australia, Northern Territory) P. f. capaneus Westwood, 1843 (Cape York to northern New South Wales) P. f. cilix Godman & Salvin, 1879 (New Hanover, New Ireland) P. f. croton Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Damar) P. f. hasterti Ribbe, 1907 (Bougainville, Choiseul) P. f. hypsicles Hewitson, 1868 (New Hebrides) P. f. hypsiclides Rothschild, 1894 (Wetar) P. f. indicatus Butler, 1876 (southern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux, Woodlark, Lousiades, Torres Straits Islands) P. f. lamponius Fruhstorfer, 1904 (New Britain) P. f. lapathus Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Bachan) P. f. lunifer Rothschild, 1895 (Talaud, Sangie Islands) P. f. metagenes Fruhstorfer, 1904 (Tukangbesi: Binongko) P. f. minor Oberthür, 1879 (northern Sulawesi, Sangihe) P. f. ombiranus Rothschild, 1898 (Obi) P. f. pertinax Wallace, 1865 (Sulawesi, Tukangbesi, Salaya, Sula Islands) P. f. porrothenus Jordan, 1909 (Tanadjampea, Kalao, south-western Sulawesi) P. f. rotalita (Swinhoe, 1893) (Aru, Key) P. f. talyabona Joicey & Talbot, 1932 (Sula) P. f. tenimberensis Rothschild, 1896 (Tanimbar, Babar) P. f. thomsoni Butler, 1884 (Kai Islands) P. f. umbrosus Rothschild, 1894 (Sambawa) P. f. vollenhovii C. & R. Felder, 1865 (Timor) P. f. wasiensis Hanafusa, 1991 (Tukangbesi: Wangiwangi) P. f. xenophilus Mathew, 1886 (Guadalcanal, Santa Isabel, New Georgia Group) Taxonomy Papilio fuscus is the nominate member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are: Papilio albinus Wallace, 1865 Papilio diophantus Grose-Smith, 1883 Papilio fuscus Goeze, 1779 Papilio hipponous C. & R. Felder, 1862 Papilio jordani Fruhstorfer, 1906 Papilio pitmani Elwes & de Nicéville, [1887] Papilio prexaspes C. & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio sakontala Hewitson, 1864 External links Australian caterpillars−larvae: Papilio fuscus CSIRO.au: insect names fuscus Butterflies of Oceania Butterflies of Australia Butterflies of Indonesia Lepidoptera of New Guinea Lepidoptera of Papua New Guinea Insects of Timor Butterflies described in 1779