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Papilio demolion Cramer, [1776]

Имаго Papilio demolion

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Papilionidae → subfamily Papilioninae → tribe Papilionini → genus Papilio → subgenus Princeps → species Papilio demolion

Species name(s)

Papilio (Princeps) demolion Cramer, [1776] = Papilio messius = Menelaides demolion = Papilio demolion demolion = Papilio demolion energetes Fruhstorfer, 1908 = Papilio demolion messius Fruhstorfer, 1908. [9, 85, 187, PC]

Banded Swallowtail, The Banded Swallowtail.

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Indo-Malayan.

Имаго Papilio demolion

Detailed information with references

Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations

  • Papilio messius; Menelaides demolion. [PC81].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Papilio demolion demolion Cramer, 1776: wingspan 75-95 mm. UP is black with greenish yellow discal band from FW (fore - wing) apex to HW (hind - wing) mid-dorsum, with a series of pale submarginal lunules and a black spot in the orange tornus of HW. [144].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • Acronychia pedunculata, Citrus, Luvunga scandens [144].

Subspecies of Papilio demolion

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

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