Losaria rhodifer
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L. rhodifer
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Atrophaneura rhodifer |
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The Andaman clubtail (Losaria rhodifer), a rare species of the swallowtail family, Papilionidae, is native to India. The butterfly belongs to the genus Losaria, or the clubtails, as they are commonly known.[1]
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Distribution
The butterfly is endemic and restricted to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Description
Male differs from Losaria coon as follows:[2]
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Ground-colour a rich velvety-black, much darker than in doubledayi; on the fore wing the pale streaks extend only into the apex of the cell. On the hind wing the medial white markings are much shorter, the spots at base of interspaces 4 and 5 and generally the spot in interspace 7 absent; the subterminal and terminal vermilion spots are much larger, and the tail is vermilion on its apical spatulate portion. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in doubledayi, but the head entirely vermilion-red. Female closely resembles the male, fore wing broader, red markings on hind wing more crimson than vermilion-red, often dull and irrorated slightly with black scales; medial white markings more extensive, the white mark in interspace 1 extends well below vein 1.
Status
It has been described as not rare but much work needs to be done to clarify its exact status and distribution. It is not listed as threatened.[3]
Taxonomy
There are no subspecies.
See also
Cited references
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- ↑ Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 2-88032-603-6
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
- Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
- Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.
- K. Veenakumari & Prashanth Mohanraj, 1994 Life history of Pachliopta rhodifer (Papilionidae: Troidini) Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 1994 Volume 48:111-120 pdf
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