Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Zerynthiinae → tribe Zerynthini → genus Bhutanitis → species Bhutanitis lidderdalii

Species name(s)

Bhutanitis lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873 = Armandia lidderdalei = Bhutanitis lidderdalei = Bhutanitis lidderdalii nobucoae Morita 1997 = Armandia lidderdalii spinosa Stichel, 1907. [85, 187, PC]

Bhutan Glory.

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Primary colors

Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black.

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

Bhutanitis lidderdalei; Armandia lidderdalei. [PC81].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Wingspan 100-120 mm. Sexes similar, antenna short, FW (fore - wing) elongate and rounded at apex, HW (hind - wing) with tails, the longest one at vein 4 and shorter ones at veins 3, 2 and 5; UP blackish - brown with yellowish markings, the red tornal area extended to vein 5 of HW, half filled in by a large black patch and two small white central spots. [144].

Subspecies of Bhutanitis lidderdalii

Bhutanitis lidderdalii lidderdalii Atkinson, 1873. [85]
B. l. ocellatomaculata Igarashi, 1979. [85]
B. l. spinosa Stichel, 1907. [85]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Alex Dumchus.

Text data: Dmitriy Pozhogin, Svetlana Shchavelina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[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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