Swallowtails from China
by Tom Nygaard Kristensen
first update d. 5 october 2007
last update d. 14 october 2007
| Dragon
Swallowtail, Sericinus montela (Gray, 1852). The larvae
of S. montela feed on Aristolochia
contorta (Aristolochiaceae) in
the wild, and on A. debilis and A.
clematitis under lab conditions.
Range: China, North and South Korea (Ackery,
1975), Vladivostok, Amur, Ussuri (Tuzov et al.,
1997). It has been recently introduced to Japan
(Kumon, 2005. Similar species from Europe: Southern festoon. Link
to Tree
of Life web project. GBIF: Global Biodiversity
Information Facility. __________ Paris Peacock, Papilio paris (Linnaeus, 1758). The Himalayas from Kumaon to Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan; the hills of Assam, Burma and Tenasserim, extending to China, Siam and the Malay Peninsula. A common insect in Sikkim, where it is found from the Terai up to 5000 feet. It is rare in Burma and Tenasserim. Link to Wikipendia. GBIF: Global Biodiversity
Information Facility. Thailand: Butterflies
from Chiang Mai February 2016.
Photographer: Henrik S. Larsen. __________ Chinese
Peacock, Papilio bianor (Cramer,
1777) in contrast to Maacki
Peacock, this species has a single
generation flying in July-August. Host plant:
Phellodendron species. GBIF: Global Biodiversity
Information Facility. __________ Great Mormon, Papilio memnon (Linnaeus, 1758) is a large butterfly with contrasting colors found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family. A common butterfly, it is widely distributed and has thirteen subspecies. The female is polymorphic and with mimetic forms. Range: North Eastern India (including Sikkim, Assam and Nagaland), Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (stragglers only), western, southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan and southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Kampuchea, eastern and peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia ( Sumatra, Mentawai Islands, Nias, Batu, Simeulue, Bangka, Java, Kalimantan and the lesser Sunda Islands (except Timor, Wetar, Babar and Tanimbar). GBIF: Global Biodiversity
Information Facility. Thailand: Butterflies from Chiang Mai February 2016. Photographer: Henrik S. Larsen. __________ Common Mormon, Papilio polytes (Linnaeus, 1758) is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible Red-bodied Swallowtails, such as the Common Rose and the Crimson Rose. The webmaster have seen this species in Chitwan National park in Terai, Nepal back in february 2000. Lars Andersen d. 5 october 2007 GBIF: Global Biodiversity
Information Facility. Thailand: Butterflies from Chiang Mai February 2016. Photographer: Henrik S. Larsen. |
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Kinesisk Påfuglesvalehale, Papilio bianor
september 2018
Kinesisk Påfuglesvalehale, Papilio bianor. Shanhaiguan, Kina d. 20 september 2018. Fotograf; Hanne Christensen
Henrik S. Larsen; Butterflies from Hainan, China.
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