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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Papilio (Achillides) krishna
Papilio krishnaMoore, 1857
IUCN
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Papilionini
  4. Papilio
  5. Achillides
  6.  krishna
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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

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  • Papilio (Achillides) arcturus
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100-120 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschKrishna Pfau
    EnglishKrishna Peacock
    中文克里翠凤蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RutaceaeCitrusCitrus
    RutaceaeEuodia
    RutaceaeZanthoxylum
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Papilio (Achillides) krishna charlesiFruhstorfer, 1902
    Papilio (Achillides) krishna krishnaMoore, 1857
    Papilio (Achillides) krishna mayumiaeMitsuta & Shinkai, 2002
    Papilio (Achillides) krishna thawgawaTytler, 1939
  • Links
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    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy

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