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''Papilio demolion'', the banded swallowtail, is a species of
/ref> *''Papilio demolion demolion'' Cramer, 1776 *''Papilio demolion energetes'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 *''Papilio demolion delostenus'' Rothschild, 1908
Catalogue of life
/ref> These butterflies mainly inhabit nature reserves, wastelands, mangrove areas and offshore islands.
''Papilio demolion'' has a
/ref>Samui Butterflies
/ref> Male upperside is brownish black. Forewings and hindwings are crossed by a broad prominent oblique pale greenish or yellowish-white band that commences just before the middle of the dorsal margin of the hindwing, crosses over on to the forewing and is continued as a series of spots that diminish in size in the upper interspaces to the apex of that wing. On the hindwing this is followed by a subterminal series of similarly coloured lunules. Underside is fuliginous black, the transverse band that crosses the wings as on the upperside. Forewing: cell with a series of four slender longitudinal pale lines from base; the veins also picked out with pale lines; on the veins that run to the terminal margin these lines are conspicuous only at the apices; there are besides short similar lines between the veins that extend to the terminal margin. Hindwing: the interspaces beyond the transverse medial greenish-white band marked with broad jet-black streaks up to the subterminal line of greenish-white lunules; these streaks medially interrupted by a transverse line of blue scales and succeeded in interspaces 1 and 7 by preapical ochraceous-yellow spots; terminal margin beyond the line of lunules black. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen fuliginous black; beneath, the palpi and abdomen greenish white, the thorax dark grey.
swallowtail butterfly
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the large ...
belonging to the family Papilionidae
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...
.
Subspecies
Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
include:Funet/ref> *''Papilio demolion demolion'' Cramer, 1776 *''Papilio demolion energetes'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 *''Papilio demolion delostenus'' Rothschild, 1908
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in Brunei,Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
, Laos, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./ref> These butterflies mainly inhabit nature reserves, wastelands, mangrove areas and offshore islands.
Description
''Papilio demolion'' has a wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
of .Butterflies of Singapore/ref>Samui Butterflies
/ref> Male upperside is brownish black. Forewings and hindwings are crossed by a broad prominent oblique pale greenish or yellowish-white band that commences just before the middle of the dorsal margin of the hindwing, crosses over on to the forewing and is continued as a series of spots that diminish in size in the upper interspaces to the apex of that wing. On the hindwing this is followed by a subterminal series of similarly coloured lunules. Underside is fuliginous black, the transverse band that crosses the wings as on the upperside. Forewing: cell with a series of four slender longitudinal pale lines from base; the veins also picked out with pale lines; on the veins that run to the terminal margin these lines are conspicuous only at the apices; there are besides short similar lines between the veins that extend to the terminal margin. Hindwing: the interspaces beyond the transverse medial greenish-white band marked with broad jet-black streaks up to the subterminal line of greenish-white lunules; these streaks medially interrupted by a transverse line of blue scales and succeeded in interspaces 1 and 7 by preapical ochraceous-yellow spots; terminal margin beyond the line of lunules black. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen fuliginous black; beneath, the palpi and abdomen greenish white, the thorax dark grey.
Life history
Adults can be found from January to October. Females lay their eggs in a long string. Eggs hatch in about 3–4 days. Larvae are "similar to that of ''P. erithonius'' (i. e. ''Papilio demoleus
''Papilio demoleus'' is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usu ...
''). Anterior segments are scutellated, furnished with two tentacular processes on the 2nd segment and two short fleshy processes on the 9th and anal segments" (Moore). Caterpillars are gregarious in all five instars.
The main larval foodplants are ''Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lim ...
'' species, ''Luvunga crassifolia
''Luvunga'' is an Asian genus of plants in the family Rutaceae: tribe Citreae.
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists:
* ''Luvunga angustifolia''
* ''Luvunga borneensis''
* ''Luvunga calophylla''
* ''Luvunga crassifolia''
* ''Luvunga eleutherandra' ...
'', ''Luvunga scandens
''Luvunga'' is an Asian genus of plants in the family Rutaceae: tribe Citreae.
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists:
* '' Luvunga angustifolia''
* '' Luvunga borneensis''
* '' Luvunga calophylla''
* ''Luvunga crassifolia''
* '' Luvunga eleuthera ...
'', '' Melicope lunu-ankenda'' and '' Acronychia pedunculata'' (Rutaceae
The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueRUTACEAE
in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...
). Pupa are "curved abruptly backwards; head bifid; thorax with a lengthened curved acute thoracic process" (Moore). After about twelve days of development the butterfly emerges.
in BoDD – Botanical Derm ...
References
*Beccaloni, G.W., Scoble, M.J., Robinson, G.S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). (2003) The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex).External links
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