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Parthenos (genus)
''Parthenos'', the clippers, are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin .... Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References External links Images representing ''Parthenos'' at EOL [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenos Sylvia
''Parthenos sylvia'', the clipper, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia, mostly in forested areas. The clipper is a fast-flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping. Description The various forms or subspecies are closely aligned and greatly resemble one another. Range The species lives in the Western Ghats, Bangladesh, Assam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia (Malaya, Philippines, and New Guinea). Life history Larva. Cylindrical; head and anal segment with short simple spines; segments three to 12 with longer branched spines, reddish brown, those on three and four comparatively very long. Pale green, with yellowish-white lateral stripes one on each side. Pupa. "brown, boat-shaped." (After Davidson & Aitken) Subspecies Listed alphabetically: * ''P. s. bandana'' Fruhstorfer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |