Papilio demolion | Cramer, [1776] |
TL: Java, Batavia
Male upperside brownish black. Fore and hind wings crossed by a broad prominent oblique pale greenish or yellowish-white band that commences just before the middle of the dorsal margin of the hind wing, crosses over on to the fore wing and is continued as a series of spots that diminish in size in the upper interspaces to the apex of that wing; on the hind wing this is followed by a subterminal series of similarly-coloured lunules. Underside fuliginous black, the transverse band that crosses the wings as on the upperside. Fore wing: cell with a series of four slender longitudinal pale lines from base; the veins also picked out with pale lines; on the veins that run to the terminal margin these lines are conspicuous only at the apices; there are besides short similar lines between the veins that extend to the terminal margin. Hind wing: the interspaces beyond the transverse medial greenish-white band marked with broad jet-black streaks up to the subterminal line of greenish-white lunules; these streaks medially interrupted by a transverse line of blue scales and succeeded in interspaces 1 and 7 by preapical ochraceous-yellow spots; terminal margin beyond the line of lunules black. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen fuliginous black; beneath, the palpi and abdomen greenish white, the thorax dark grey.
Similar species
85-100 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Banded Swallowtail ไทย
หางติ่งสะพายขาว
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Citrus limon Lemon Rutaceae Citrus medica Citron Rutaceae Euodia
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Menelaides) demolion delostenus Rothschild, 1908 Papilio (Menelaides) demolion demolion Cramer, [1776]
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies of Indo-China Y.Inayoshi Lepiforum e. V.
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