Losaria neptunus

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Losaria neptunus
Yellow-bodied Club-tail (Losaria neptunus doris) (15617664232).jpg
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L. n. doris
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Losaria
Species:
L. neptunus
Binomial name
Losaria neptunus
Synonyms
  • Papilio neptunusGuérin-Méneville, 1840
  • Atrophaneura neptunusRothschild, 1895
  • Parides neptunus
  • Balignina neptunusPage & Treadaway, 2003
  • Papilio thetysGuenée, 1878
  • Papilio thetysGuenée, 1878
  • Papilio neptunus var. fehriHonrath, 1892
  • Papilio neptunus fehriRothschild, 1895
  • Pachliopta neptunus dacasiniSchröder, 1976
  • Balignina neptunus dacasiniPage & Treadaway, 2003
  • Balignina neptunus matbaiPage & Treadaway, 2003

Losaria neptunus, the yellow-bodied club-tail or yellow club-tail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Sumatra, south Burma, north Borneo and the Philippines [1]

The wingspan is 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in). The wings are dark brown or black. The lower half of the abdomen is yellow. It has white markings on the forewings and a red patch on each hindwing. [2]

The larvae feed on Thottea and Aristolochia species.

Subspecies

References

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