Atrophaneura
Encyclopedia
Atrophaneura, commonly referred to as the Red-bodied Swallowtails is a genus of butterflies
in the Swallowtail family that are generally found in Asia
.
The latreillei species-group:
The nox species-group:
The coon species-group:
The pachliopta species-group:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Swallowtail family that are generally found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:The latreillei species-group:
- Atrophaneura adamsoniAtrophaneura adamsoniAtrophaneura adamsoni is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam....
(Grose-Smith, 1886) - Atrophaneura alcinousAtrophaneura alcinousThe Chinese Windmill is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family.-Description:Atrophaneura alcinous has a wingspan reaching about . The basic colour of the the wings is black or dark-brown.The hind wings have long tails and a chain of red spots at the edges...
(Klug, 1836) – Chinese Windmill - Atrophaneura crassipesAtrophaneura crassipesBlack Windmill is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.-Range:...
(Oberthür, 1893) – Black Windmill - Atrophaneura dasaradaAtrophaneura dasaradaGreat Windmill is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of the genus Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents....
(Moore, 1857) – Great Windmill - Atrophaneura hedistusAtrophaneura hedistusAtrophaneura hedistus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in North Vietnam and South China....
(Jordan, 1928) - Atrophaneura impediensAtrophaneura impediensAtrophaneura impediens is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 10–11 cm. The wings are black and have large light pink spots. The underside of the wings are similar to the upside. The body is partially black with a covering of red hairs underneath.The...
(Rothschild, 1895) - Atrophaneura laosAtrophaneura laosAtrophaneura laos is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Laos and North Thailand....
Riley & Godfrey, 1921 - Atrophaneura latreilleiAtrophaneura latreilleiRose Windmill Atrophaneura latreillei is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.-Range:...
(Donovan, 1826) – Rose Windmill - Atrophaneura menciusAtrophaneura menciusAtrophaneura mencius is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family. It is found in China.The wingspan is 10–11 cm. The wings are dark brown with chain of large red spots on the hind wings. The underside of the body is covered in red hairs....
(C. & R. Felder, 1862) - Atrophaneura nevilliAtrophaneura nevilliNevill's Windmill Atrophaneura nevilli is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.-Status:...
(Wood-Mason, 1882) – Nevill's Windmill - Atrophaneura plutoniusAtrophaneura plutoniusChinese Windmill Atrophaneura plutonius is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents....
(Oberthür, 1876) – Chinese Windmill - Atrophaneura pollaAtrophaneura pollaDe Nicéville's Windmill Atrophaneura polla is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents.-Range:...
(de Nicéville, 1897) – De Niceville's Windmill - Atrophaneura polyeuctesAtrophaneura polyeuctesThe Common Windmill Atrophaneura polyeuctes is the most common member in India of the Windmills group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailed black swallowtail butterflies with white spots and red submarginal crescents....
(Doubleday, 1842) – Common Windmill - Atrophaneura rhadinusAtrophaneura rhadinusAtrophaneura rhadinus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family. It is found in China....
Jordan
The nox species-group:
- Atrophaneura aidoneusAtrophaneura aidoneusThe Lesser Batwing Atrophaneura aidoneus is an Asian species of butterfly that belongs to the Batwings group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailless black swallowtail butterflies.-Description:* Wingspan - 112-162mm....
(Doubleday, 1845) – Lesser Batwing - Atrophaneura dixoniAtrophaneura dixoniAtrophaneura dixoni is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Indonesia.The wingspan is 130–150 mm. The wings are black. The underside of the hind wings have red patches which are more numerous in females than males. The wing veins are bordered in white....
(Grose-Smith, 1900) - Atrophaneura horishanaAtrophaneura horishanaAtrophaneura horishana is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Taiwan.The wingspan is 110–130 mm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. There is a large red patch on the underside of each hindwing. The wing veins are bordered in white.The larvae feed on...
(Matsumura, 1910) - Atrophaneura kuehniAtrophaneura kuehniAtrophaneura kuehni is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family. It is found on Sulawesi.The male's dorsal side is black overall, the ventral side has a red patch. The female is brown with markings paler than the male....
(Honrath, 1886) - Atrophaneura luchtiAtrophaneura luchtiAtrophaneura luchti is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Gray, 1852) - Atrophaneura noxAtrophaneura noxAtrophaneura nox is a papilionid butterfly jound in Java, North Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia....
(Swainson, 1822) - Atrophaneura priapusAtrophaneura priapusAtrophaneura priapus is a swallowtail butterfly found in Burma, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java. The subspecies hageni was named to honour Hermann August Hagen....
(Boisduval, 1836) - Atrophaneura semperiAtrophaneura semperiAtrophaneura semperi is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.The wingspan is 12–15 cm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. The underside of the hind wings contain some red markings...
(C. & R. Felder, 1861) - Atrophaneura sycoraxAtrophaneura sycoraxAtrophaneura sycorax is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sumatra, South Burma and West Java.The wingspan is 130–140 mm. The wings are black. There is a wide dull-white marking on each of the hind wings. The body is completely covered in yellow hair. Females are...
(Grose-Smith, 1885) - Atrophaneura varunaAtrophaneura varunaCommon Batwing Atrophaneura varuna is a beautiful butterfly found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family belongs to the Batwings group of Atrophaneura, comprising tailless black swallowtail butterflies.-Range:...
(White, 1842) – Common Batwing - Atrophaneura zaleucusAtrophaneura zaleucusAtrophaneura zaleucus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Burma.The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are black. The body is covered in red hair. There are white markings on the hind wings....
(Hewitson, [1865])
The coon species-group:
- Atrophaneura coon (Fabricius, 1793) – Common Clubtail
- Atrophaneura palu (Martin, 1912) – Palu Swallowtail. Has been regarded a subspecies of A. coon.
- Atrophaneura rhodiferAtrophaneura rhodiferThe Andaman Clubtail , a rare and beautiful member of the Swallowtail family, is native to India. The butterfly belongs to the Clubtail subgenus, Losaria, of the genus Atrophaneura or the Red Bodied Swallowtails.-Distribution:The butterfly is endemic and restricted to the Andaman Islands in the...
(Butler, 1876) – Andaman Clubtail - Atrophaneura neptunusAtrophaneura neptunusAtrophaneura neptunus, commonly known as the Yellow-bodied Club-tail or Yellow Club-tail is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sumatra, South Burma, North Borneo and the Philippines...
(Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – Yellow-bodied Club-tail or Yellow Club-tail
The pachliopta species-group:
- Atrophaneura aristolochiae (Fabricius, 1775) – Common Rose
- Atrophaneura antiphusAtrophaneura antiphusAtrophaneura antiphus is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura antiphus antiphus...
(Fabricius, 1793) - Atrophaneura atroposAtrophaneura atroposAtrophaneura atropos is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Staudinger, 1888) - Atrophaneura hector (Linnaeus, 1758) – Crimson Rose
- Atrophaneura jophon (Gray, [1853]) – Ceylon Rose or Sri Lankan Rose
- Atrophaneura kotzebuea (Eschscholtz, 1821) – Pink Rose
- Atrophaneura leytensisAtrophaneura leytensisAtrophaneura leytensis is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia philippensis....
(Murayama, 1978) - Atrophaneura lirisAtrophaneura lirisAtrophaneura liris is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found on Timor, Wetar Is. and Savu Is.The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are dark-brown with red spots and white bands. The red spots are absent in females...
(Godart, 1819) - Atrophaneura mariaeAtrophaneura mariaeAtrophaneura mariae is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The wingspan is 100–110 mm. The wings are generally black with red spots and white markings.The larvae feed on Aristolochia species....
(Semper, 1878) - Atrophaneura oreonAtrophaneura oreonAtrophaneura oreon is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family.The wingspan is 100-110 mm. The wings are dark-brown. There are red spots and a white markings on the wings....
(Doherty, 1891) - Atrophaneura pandiyana (Moore, 1881) – Malabar Rose
- Atrophaneura phlegonAtrophaneura phlegonAtrophaneura phlegon is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.The larvae feed on Aristolochia species....
(C. & R. Felder, 1864) - Atrophaneura polydorusAtrophaneura polydorusAtrophaneura polydorus, commonly known as the Red-bodied Swallowtail, is a butterfly from the family Papilionidae found in North-Eastern Queensland, Australia as well as Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.-Description:...
(Linnaeus, 1763) - Atrophaneura polyphontesAtrophaneura polyphontesAtrophaneura polyphontes is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in Sulawesi and on the Moluccas.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura polyphontes polyphontes...
(Boisduval, 1836) - Atrophaneura schadenbergiAtrophaneura schadenbergiAtrophaneura schadenbergi is a species of butterfly in the Papilionidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.-References:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....
(Semper, 1891) - Atrophaneura strandiAtrophaneura strandiAtrophaneura strandi is a species of butterfly from the Papilionidae family that is found in the Philippines.-Subspecies:*Atrophaneura strandi strandi...
(Bryk, 1930)
External links
- Flickr Correctly identified tagged photos.
- Atrophaneura at ButterflyCorner.net