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Byasa plutonius

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Papilionidae

Scientific name
  
Byasa plutonius

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Byasa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Byasa crassipes, Byasa nevilli, Byasa polla, Byasa mencius, Byasa latreillei

Byasa plutonius, the Chinese windmill, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the windmills genus (Byasa), comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.

Contents

The two subspecies in the Indian subcontinent have the common names of Pemberton's windmill and Tytler's windmill.

Range

This butterfly lives in south-western China, Bhutan, Nepal and north-east India.

In India, it is found in the states of Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

Status

A rare species of high elevations, two subspecies are protected in India:

  • B. p. pembertoni, Pemberton's Chinese windmill (may be contracted to Pemberton's windmill)
  • B. p. tytleri, Tytler's Chinese windmill (may be contracted to Tytler's windmill)

    • Taxonomy

    There are three subspecies.

    Description

  • Wingspan: 100-120 mm.
  • Tail black in both sexes.
  • Male: Above, brownish black and unmarked except for a row of markings.
  • Female: Above, paler. The female has traces of red lunules on the margins from veins 3 to 6 on the upper hindwing.

    • References

    Byasa plutonius Wikipedia
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