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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Papilio (Chilasa) agestor
Papilio agestor(Gray, 1831)
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Chilasa
  6.  agestor
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TL: [Nepal]   (500 - 2000 m.)

Upperside: forewing black with the following bluish-grey markings:a very-slender line along costal margin, a broad streak from base in cell that does not reach the apex of the same, two spots on the black area at apex, a long streak in interspace la ; two elongate broad streaks in interspace 1 divided by a slender black ill-defined line; broad rectangular streaks in interspaces 2, 3, 4 and 6; a narrower inwardly obsolescent streak in interspace 5, and elongate spots in interspaces 8, 9, and 10; the streaks in interspaces 1 to 4 crossed transversely near their apices by a line of the ground-colour; finally a complete subterminal series of small whitish spots. Hind wing rich chestnut-red ; cell filled by a trifid bluish - grey streak, followed at the bases of interspaces 2 to 6 by elougate bluish-grey spots ; a narrow streak of the same colour from base in interspace 1; a postdiscal series of spots in interspaces 5, 6 and 7 and a more or less obsolescent subterminal series of dots also bluish-grey; the veins on the wing conspicuously paler than the ground-colour. Underside: forewing similar to the upperside except that the ground-colour on the apical area is dull brown not black. Hindwing also as ou the upperside, but the ground-colour on the disc of the wing of a darker deeper shade of chestnut; the postdiscal series of spots more or less obscurely complete from interspace 1 to 7; and the subterminal series of spots of the upperside formed into lunules. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen black, the head and thorax variegated with bluish-grey spots, the abdomen with lateral transverse bars. Race govindra, Moore. Very closely resembles the typical form but can always be distinguished by the presence of a complete series of postdiscal bluish-grey spots on the upperside of the hind wing. It is generally also smaller in both sexes than typical agestor, and on the upperside of the bind wing the groundcolour in the anterior interspaces is broadly centred along the middle with very dark brown, almost black. The female frequently has the ground-colour of the hind wing a much brighter chestnut (almost ochraceous) than in any specimen of female of agestor that I have seen.

Habitat

  • Woodland

MU
FU

80-95 mm

MD
FD
    Regional distr. - legend
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishTawny Mime
      РусскийПарусник агестор
      ไทยเชิงลายดอย
      中文褐斑鳳蝶
      日本語カバシタアゲハ
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      LauraceaeCinnamomum camphoraCamphor tree
      LauraceaeCinnamomum micranthum
      LauraceaeMachilus japonica
      LauraceaeMachilus zuihoensis
      LauraceaePersea odoratissima
      LauraceaePersea thunbergii
      LauraceaePhoebe grandis
    • Subspecies
    • SpeciesAuthor
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor agestor(Gray, 1831)
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor chiraghshahi(O. Bang-Haas, 1933)
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor govindraMoore, [1864]
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor kuangtungensisMell, 1935
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor matsumurae(Fruhstorfer, 1909)
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor moritaiShinkai, 1996
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor restrictaLeech, 1893
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor shirozuiIgarashi, 1979
      Papilio (Chilasa) agestor teruyoaeShinkai, 1996
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
      Butterflies of Indo-ChinaY.Inayoshi
      Japanese Moths
      Lepiforum e. V.

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    Adult, upperside.

    Albert LauChina, 香港

    Adult, upperside.

    Albert LauChina, 香港

    Adult, underside.

    Albert LauChina, 香港
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