Papilio krishna | Moore, 1857 |
TL: ‘Bootan… Darjeeling’ [Bhutan and Darjeeling, N.E. India] (900 - 2750 m.)
Resembles Papilio paris generally, but differs in many points as follows: Upperside: ground-colour more of a brownish black, irrorated similarly to parti with, green scales, but the scales smaller and more sparsely spread. Fore wing: the postdiscal transverse band well-defined, complete, formed of white scaling with only a thin sprinkling of green scales on its inner margin, generally erect or slightly curved, rarely slightly sinuous. Hind wing: upper discal patch metallic greenish blue, smaller than in paris, but the portions of it in interspaces 6 and 7 more extended towards the termen, the metallic golden-green band that joins tho patch on its inner side to the dorsal margin more conspicuous than in paris; the tornal ocellus as in paris, but above it a subterminal series of claret-red lunules in interspaces 2, 3, 4 and 5, followed by a series of ochraceous-red obscure terminal narrow lunules in the interspaces, the cilia on the outer margin of each conspicuously white. Underside: forewing as in paris but an erect ochraceous-white postdiscal band as on the upperside limits; the series of internervular pale streaks on the outer half of the wing. Hind wing: a well-defined discal ochraceous-white band formed of a series of somewhat lunular marks in the interspaces, these increase in width anteriorly; a subterminal series of claret-red lunules traversed by violet scaling on the inner side as in paris, but much broader and more prominent; finally a terminal series of ochraceous-yellow lunular marks in the interspaces ; the cilia that border each lunule white. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in P. paris.
Habitat
- Woodlands
Similar species
100-120 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name Deutsch
Krishna Pfau English
Krishna Peacock 中文
克里翠凤蝶
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rutaceae Citrus Citrus Rutaceae Euodia Rutaceae Zanthoxylum
- Subspecies
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Species Author Papilio (Achillides) krishna charlesi Fruhstorfer, 1902 Papilio (Achillides) krishna krishna Moore, 1857 Papilio (Achillides) krishna mayumiae Mitsuta & Shinkai, 2002 Papilio (Achillides) krishna thawgawa Tytler, 1939
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
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