Papilio noblei
Encyclopedia
Papilio noblei is a butterfly
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in South-East Asia
, from Burma to Vietnam
.
The wingspan
is 100-120 mm.
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...
of the Papilionidae family. It is found in South-East 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...
, from Burma to Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 100-120 mm.
Subspecies
There are two recognised subspecies:- Papilio noblei hoa
- Papilio noblei noblei
Further reading
- N. Mark Collins, Michael G. Morris, sowie International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. IUCN, 1985, 401 Seiten, ISBN 2880326036
- T. R. New, N. Mark Collins: Swallowtail butterflies. IUCN, 1991, 36 Seiten, ISBN 2831700612
- Hans FruhstorferHans FruhstorferHans Fruhstorfer was a German explorer, insect trader and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He collected and described many new species of exotic butterflies, especially in Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World...
: Verzeichnis der in Tonkin, Annam und Siam gesammelten Papilioniden und Besprechung verwandter Formen. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 47; 167-234, Berlin 1902 PDF (19 MB).