Biology:Bhutanitis thaidina

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Chinese three-tailed swallowtail
Bhutanitis thaidina ulster.jpg
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Bhutanitis
Species:
B. thaidina
Binomial name
Bhutanitis thaidina
Blanchard, 1871
Synonyms

Armandia thaidina

Bhutanitis thaidina, commonly known as the Chinese three-tailed swallowtail, is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.

The butterfly is found in Tibet and China . The larva feeds on Aristolochia Aristolochia moupinensis.

Subspecies

  • B. t. thaidina
  • B. t. dongchuaensis

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1756759 entry