Pathysa epaminondas
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| Pathysa epaminondas Oberthür, 1879 |
Andaman Swordtail Graphium (Pathysa) epaminondas is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family. It was earlier considered a subspecies of Fivebar Swordtail Pathysa antiphates but has now been identified as a separate species.
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[edit] Range
The Andaman Islands of India.
[edit] Description
Differs froin the typical from Pathysa antiphates chiefly in the greater width of the black markings on the upperside, especially of the basal and subbasal bands that cross the fore wing, both of which also extend to the dorsum. On the hindwing the black markings of the underside on the basal and discal areas are not only seen by transparency from below, but are actually represented, though only partially, by black scaling; the width of the dark grey terminal portion is also greater, and it has a tendency to turn to dusky black anteriorly, so that the sub-terminal series of black lunules are obscured anteriorly and are difficult to make out. Underside: markings similar to tbose of the typical form, but broader; fore wing with the discal transverse band that reaches from costa to vein 1; hind wing: the black bands that cross the cell broader and proportionately closer together.[1]
Has a 94-100 mm expanse.
[edit] Status
Though endemic to the Andaman Islands, its distribution and status are insufficiently known.
[edit] References
- ^ Bingham, C. T. (1907) Fauna of British India. Butterflies. Volume 2.
[edit] General reading
- 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
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