Bhutanitis thaidina

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Chinese Three-tailed Swallowtail
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

  • TOL Taxonomic discussion.


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