Atrophaneura horishana

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Atrophaneura horishana
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Male
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Atrophaneura
Species:
A. horishana
Binomial name
Atrophaneura horishana
(Matsumura, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Papilio horishanusMatsumura, 1910
  • Atrophaneura horishanus
  • Papilio sauteriHayne, 1913

Atrophaneura horishana, the aurora swallowtail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Taiwan. [1]

Contents

The wingspan is 110–130 mm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. There is a large red patch on the underside of each hindwing. The wing veins are bordered in white. [2] [3]

Biology

Adults visit flowers. The eggs are yellow and spherical. The larvae have prominent tubercles, a whitish black ground colour and two white bands on the third and fourth abdominal segments. The larvae feed on species of Aristolochia - A. shimadai and A. liukiuensis . [4] It is in general found at 1000–2500 m in elevation and is only abundant in primary forests.

Status

Common, but status should be monitored. [5]

Taxonomy

Has been ranked as a subspecies of Atrophaneura nox .

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References

  1. ↑ Shirozu, T. (1960). Butterflies of Formosa in Colour. Hoikusha. Osaka, Japan (in Japanese). 483 pp.
  2. ↑ ButterflyCorner.net Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
  3. ↑ Illustrated Identification Guide to Insects Protected by the CITES and Wildlife Conservation Law of Taiwan, R.O.C
  4. ↑ Atrophaneura at Funet
  5. ↑ Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN   978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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