Atrophaneura crassipes

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iBlack Windmill

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Genus:	Atrophaneura
Subgenus:	Atrophaneura
Species:	A. crassipes

Binomial name

Atrophaneura crassipes
Oberthür, 1879

Black Windmill Atrophaneura crassipes is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.

1 Range
2 Status
3 Description
4 Taxonomy
5 Habits
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Range

North East India (Manipur), Myanmar (southern Shan states), northern Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and possibly southern China.

[edit] Status

The Black Windmill is very rare and is protected by law in India. More information is required on this species.

[edit] Description

Wingspan : 110 - 120mm.
Black butterfly which is unmarked except for obscure red spots on the upper hindwing. The tail is red-tipped below.

[edit] Taxonomy

No separate subspecies have been described.

[edit] Habits

Recorded from Manipur between 1000 and 2500 feet.

[edit] References

Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.