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Atrophaneura alcinous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Byasa
Species:
B. alcinous
Binomial name
Byasa alcinous[1]
(Klug, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio alcinous Klug, 1836
  • Papilio alcinous Rothschild, 1895
  • Papilio spathatus Butler, 1881
  • Papilio haemotostictus Butler, 1881
  • Papilio (Pharmacophagus) alcinous m.v. veris Sheljuzhko
  • Tros alcinous
  • Atrophaneura alcinous[2]

The Chinese Windmill (Byasa alcinous) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family.

Description

Byasa alcinous has a wingspan reaching about 9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in). The basic colour of the wings is black or dark-brown.The hind wings have long tails and a chain of red spots at the edges. The thorax and the abdomen are mainly black on the upperside and the underside, with several black spots, while the other areas are red.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations.

The larvae feed on Aristolochia mandshhuriensis, Aristolochia debilis and Aristolochia manchuriensis.[3] Subspecies has been recorded on Aristolochia shimadai, Aristolochia liukiuensis, Aristolochia kankauensis, Aristolochia elegans, Aristolochia debilis, Aristolochia kaempferii, Aristolochia onoei, Aristolochia tagala, Cocculus trilobus and Metaplexis chinensis. The species overwinters as a pupa.[2][3]

Distribution

This species can be found in the Asian part of the Palaearctic ecozone and partially in the Indomalaya ecozone, from Bhutan, and eastern China to the southern Ussuri region, Korea and Japan.[3][4]

Habitat

Byasa alcinous is present in mixed broadleaved forests.

Subspecies

  • B. alcinous alcinous
  • B. a. confusus (Rothschild, 1895) (Ussuri)
  • B. a. yakushimana (Esaki & Umeno, 1929) (Japan)
  • B. a. loochooana (Rothschild, 1896) (Japan)
  • B. a. miyakoensis (Omoto, 1960) (Japan)
  • B. a. bradanus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Japan)
  • B. a. mansonensis (Fruhstorfer, 1901) (south-central and south-eastern China, Taiwan) [3]

Gallery

  • Dorsal view
    Dorsal view
  • Ventral view
    Ventral view
  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar
  • Chrysalis
    Chrysalis

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Funet.fi
  3. ^ a b c d e Butterfly Corner
  4. ^ Russian Insects
  • Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6 pdf

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