Byasa impediens
| Pink-spotted Windmill | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Byasa |
| Species: | B. impediens |
| Binomial name | |
| Byasa impediens[1] (Seitz, 1907)[1] | |
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The Pink-spotted Windmill (Byasa impediens) is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae found in Taiwan.[3]
The wingspan is 10–11 cm. The wings are black and have large light pink spots. The underside of the wings are similar to the upside. The body is partially black with a covering of red hairs underneath.
The larva feed on Aristolochia species.
Status
No data onconservation status; more research needed. Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985)[4] Subspecies febanus is sometimes accepted as a separate species.
References
- 1 2 Häuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Retrieved 21 June 2013.. See note on "impediens" regarding reason for change of authority.
- ↑ Funet, Atrophaneura
- ↑ ButterflyCorner.net
- ↑ Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6 pdf
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atrophaneura impediens. |
- Global Butterfly Information System text, images including holotype of ssp. febanus Fruhstorfer, 1908
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