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Papilio polymnestor, the blue Mormon, [1] [2] is a large swallowtail butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] In India it has bee recently reported from the eastern part of India, from the State of Jharkhand. [3] It is the "state butterfly" of the Indian state of Maharashtra. With a wingspan of 120–150 mm, it is the fourth ...
H. glaucippe. Binomial name. Hebomoia glaucippe. ( Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms. Papilio glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 [1] Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, [2] [1] is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea.
The Kaiser-i-Hind is a rare species of swallowtail butterfly found from Nepal and north India eastwards to north Vietnam. The common name literally means "Emperor of India", and it is much sought after by butterfly collectors for its beauty and rarity. Kaiser-e-Hind, Teinopalpus imperialis Hope, 1843; Meandrusa Moore, 1888 – hooked swallowtails
The following is a list of the butterflies of India. India has extremely diverse terrain , climate and vegetation , which comprises extremes of heat cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. [1]
It usually flies 2 to 4 metres (6 ft 7 in to 13 ft 1 in) above the ground. The butterfly is known to mud-puddle. The males are much more common than females. The female forms butlerianus and alcanor are especially uncommon. Life cycle. The larva resembles that of the common Mormon (P. polytes), being green with whitish markings. It is heavily ...
Papilio polytes, the common Mormon, [2] [3] is a common species of swallowtail butterfly widely distributed across Asia. [2] [3] This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible red-bodied swallowtails, such as the common rose and the crimson rose .
There are up to thirteen different subspecies, two of which occur in India: P. h. daksha Moore - South India. Not rare; P. h. helenus Linnaeus - Mussoorie to Myanmar. Common; and one in Taiwan: P. h. fortunius Fruhstorfer, 1908; Life cycle Similar species. This butterfly flies throughout the year in southern India. Eggs
The family Riodinidae has two subfamilies of which only one is found in India. These subfamilies are: Euselasiinae (2 genera - does not occur in India) Riodininae (36 genera) List of species. This list of the Riodinid butterflies of India acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.