Atrophaneura nevilli

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Nevill's Windmill

Scientific classification

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

Binomial name

Atrophaneura nevilli
Wood-Mason, 1896

Nevill's Windmill Atrophaneura nevilli 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 Taxonomy
4 Description
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Range

North East India (Assam), Myanmar (Shan states) and western China.

[edit] Status

Very common in western China. Very rare in India. Protected in India though it is not known to be threatened.

[edit] Taxonomy

No separate subspecies have been described.

[edit] Description

Wingspan : 100 - 120mm.
Similar to the Great Windmill, but is smaller. The tail is not red-tipped.

[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.