Sericinus montela
| Dragon swallowtail | |
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| Male at the Great Wall near Beijing | |
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| Species: | S. montela
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| Sericinus montela Gray, 1852
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Sericinus montela, the dragon swallowtail, is a member of the subfamily Parnassiinae of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.
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Male museum specimen from China -
Nominate subspecies, female -
Nominate subspecies, male -
Subspecies amurensis, female, Amur, Russia -
Subspecies amurensis, male, Amur
References
- Ackery, P.R., 1975. A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology). 31: 71-105, plates 1-15.pdf
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