Bhutanitis thaidina
Bhutanitis thaidina, commonly known as the Chinese three-tailed swallowtail, is a rare species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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Species: | B. thaidina |
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Bhutanitis thaidina Blanchard, 1871 | |
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Armandia thaidina |
The butterfly is found in Tibet and China. The larva feeds on Aristolochia Aristolochia moupinensis.
Subspecies
- B. t. thaidina
- B. t. dongchuaensis
References
- Li, X. (2019). "Bhutanitis thaidina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T2798A122599287.
- Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links
- Media related to Bhutanitis thaidina at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bhutanitis thaidina at Wikispecies
- TOLweb.org: Taxonomic discussion of Bhutanitis thaidina
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