Pachliopta atropos

Pachliopta atropos is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Pachliopta atropos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Pachliopta
Species:
P. atropos
Binomial name
Pachliopta atropos

The first description was in 1888 by Staudinger. The wingspan is about 8 – 9 cm. This butterfly is a member of the family PAPILIONIDAE. The basic colour of Pachliopta atropos is dark-brown or black. It has darkred spots.[2]

See also

References

  1. Rushbrooke, M., Moonen, J. & Racheli, T. (2019). "Pachliopta atropos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T2375A122599118.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "ButterflyCorner.net: Pachliopta atropos". en.butterflycorner.net. Retrieved 2018-06-26.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.