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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Troides (Troides) minos
Troides minos(Cramer, [1780])
IUCN
  1. Papilionidae
  2. Papilioninae
  3. Troidini
  4. Troides
  5. Troides
  6.  minos
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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

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  • Troides (Troides) vandepolli
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140 - 190 mm

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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishSahyadri Birdwing
    EnglishSouthern Birdwing
    മലയാളംഗരുഡശലഭം
    زبان_فارسیبال‌پرنده‌ای جنوبی
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AristolochiaceaeAristolochia griffithii
    AristolochiaceaeAristolochia indica
    AristolochiaceaeAristolochia tagalaIndian birthwort
    AristolochiaceaeThottea siliquosa
  • PDO error
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio minosCramer, 1780
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Troides (Troides) minos minos(Cramer, 1779)
    Troides (Troides) minos szechwanusM. Okano & T. Okano, 1983
  • Troides (Troides) minos is a member of the clade Troides aeacus:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Troides (Troides) aeacus(Felder & Felder, 1860)
    Troides (Troides) dohertyiRippon, 1903
    Troides (Troides) magellanus(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
    Troides (Troides) minos(Cramer, [1780])
    Troides (Troides) plateni(Staudinger, 1888)
    Troides (Troides) prattorum(Joicey & Talbot, 1922)
    Troides (Troides) rhadamantus(Lucas, 1835)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Lepiforum e. V.
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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