Bhutanitis thaidina
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Chinese Three-tailed Swallowtail | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Papilionidae |
Genus: | Bhutanitis |
Species: | B. thaidina |
Binomial name | |
Bhutanitis thaidina Blanchard, 1871 | |
Synonyms | |
Armandia thaidina | |
Bhutanitis thaidina, commonly known as the Chinese Three-tailed Swallowtail, is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
The butterfly is found in Tibet and China. The larva feeds on Aristolochia Aristolochia moupinensis.
Subspecies
- B. t. thaidina
- B. t. dongchuaensis
References
- Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
External references
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- TOL Taxonomic discussion.
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