Lamproptera meges (Zinken, 1831)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Papilioninae → tribe Leptocircini → genus Lamproptera → species Lamproptera meges

Species name(s)

Lamproptera meges (Zinken, 1831) = Leptocircus meges = Papilio meges Zinken, 1831 = Leptocircus meges squamosus van Eecke, 1913 = Leptocircus decius Felder & Felder, 1862 = Leptocircus meges pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1909 = Leptocircus meges annamiticus Fruhstorfer, 1909 = Leptocircus meges niasicus Fruhstorfer, 1909 = Leptocircus meges pessinus Fruhstorfer, 1909. [9, 85, 187, PC]

Green Dragontail.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Primary colors

Brown/Gray/Black, White.

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

Leptocircus meges. [PC81].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Wingspan 28-38 mm. Similar toL. curiusbut more common and slightly broader HW, with greenish discal band on both wings, however, the green band usually faded away and turned to be white afterwards in dead specimens, male without a scent fold. Subsp. annamiticusoccurs in Chanthaburi (Thailand), the top transparent spot on FW usually much shorter than that invirescens. It resembles the former species especially in the old specimens. However, its size is comparatively larger and broader HW than in the former specimens. [144].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Types illigery (Illigera). [9].
Виды иллигеры (Illigera). [85].

Subspecies of Lamproptera meges

Lamproptera meges akirai Tsukada & Nishiyama, 1980. [85]
L. m. amplifascia Tytler, 1939. [85]
L. m. annamiticus (Fruhstorfer, 1909). [85]
L. m. decius (C. & R. Felder, 1862). [85]
L. m. ennius (C. & R. Felder, 1865). [9]
L. m. ennuis Felder. [85]
L. m. meges (Zinken, 1831). [85]
L. m. niasicus (Jordan, 1909). [85]
L. m. pallidus (Fruhstorfer, 1909). [85]
L. m. pessimus Fruhstorfer, 1909. [85]
L. m. virescens (Butler, [1870]). [85]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Svetlana Shchavelina, Aleksey Gnilenkov.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Dmitriy Pozhogin, Svetlana Shchavelina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
[144] Pisuth Ek-Amnuay "Butterflies of Thailand". 2nd Revised edition. Bangkok, 2012
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
[PC81] Dmitriy Pozhogin

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