| Tamil peacock | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Papilionidae |
| Genus: | Papilio |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. p. tamilana |
| Trinomial name | |
| Papilio paris tamilana Moore, 1881 | |
Papilio paris tamilana, the Tamil peacock, is an endemic swallowtail butterfly found in southern India. It is a subspecies of Papilio paris , the Paris peacock.
P. p. tamilana very closely resembles other subspecies of Papilio paris , but on the upperside the upper discal patch on the hindwing is of a paler more metallic blue and very considerably larger, it extends from interspace 3 well into interspace 7, from the apex of the cell into interspaces 3, 4, and 5, and from the middle of interspace 6 much further towards the termen than in typical P. paris. Underside similar to that of the typical form, but the transverse postdiscal pale band on the forewing is conspicuously narrower and curved inwards towards the costa. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in typical P. paris. [1]
Wingspan: 116–134 mm
Habitat: southern India, Kanara, Nilgiris, Travancore.
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