TL: India (2700 m.)
Male: Hindwing: the black along the dorsal and terminal margins both on upper and undersides much broader; on the upperside entirely filling interspace 1, on the underside with only a narrow streak of yellow at the angle between the median vein and vein 2; the cone-shaped black markings on the terminal margin shorter and broader; on the costal margin the black is narrower than in cerberus, barely extended below vein 8 except at the base and apex of the wing where it broadens; the abdomen is dull yellow above and below not shaded with black.
Female: Hind wing: the black on the costal margin as in cerberus, but there is always a large yellow spot at base of interspace 7; interspace 1 black, with a pale patch in the middle; the black terminal border broader, the inwardly extended cone-shaped markings prominent, those in interspaces 2 and 3 with pale buff lateral edgings, extended inwards to the postdiscal spots. In both male and female the hind wing on the upperside is clothed with soft, silky, long brownish-black hairs from base along the dorsal area.
Habitat
- Fields
- Mixed forests
- Screes
Similar species
140-190 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishSahyadri Birdwing EnglishSouthern Birdwing 
മലയാളംഗരുഡശലഭം 
زبان_فارسیبالپرندهای جنوبی
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia griffithii Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia indica Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia tagala Indian birthwort Aristolochiaceae Thottea siliquosa
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio minos Cramer, 1780
- Subspecies
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Species Author Troides (T.) minos minos (Cramer, 1779) Troides (T.) minos szechwanus M. Okano & T. Okano, 1983
- Troides (T.) minos is a member of the clade Troides aeacus:
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Species Author Troides (T.) aeacus (Felder & Felder, 1860) Troides (T.) dohertyi Rippon, 1903 Troides (T.) magellanus (C. & R. Felder, 1862) Troides (T.) minos (Cramer, [1780]) Troides (T.) plateni (Staudinger, 1888) Troides (T.) prattorum (Joicey & Talbot, 1922) Troides (T.) rhadamantus (Lucas, 1835)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies of India Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy 
Lepiforum e. V. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
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