Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
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Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, also known as the Japanese Prickly-ash, is the food plant of the larva
e of Papilio bianor
, Papilio helenus
, Papilio protenor
, and Papilio xuthus
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Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of Papilio bianor
Papilio bianor
Papilio bianor, the Chinese peacock, is a middle to large size swallowtail butterfly from East Asia.-Color:* Black with structural color.* The male has black velvet hair in the fore-wing, however the female does not have....
, Papilio helenus
Papilio helenus
The Red Helen Papilio helenus is a large swallowtail butterfly found in forests in southern India and parts of Southeast Asia.-Range:Sri Lanka, southern and North-East India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea, Vietnam, southern China , southern Japan, South Korea, Ryukyu...
, Papilio protenor
Papilio protenor
The Spangle Papilio protenor is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Swallowtail family. -Male:Upperside: velvety indigo-blue black, duller on the fore wing than on the hind wing. Fore wing with pale adnervular streaks broadened along the terminal margin and extended...
, and Papilio xuthus
Papilio xuthus
Papilio xuthus, also known as the Asian Swallowtail, Chinese Yellow Swallowtail, or as the Xuthus swallowtail, is a middle to large sized swallowtail butterfly found in northeast Asia, Korea, Japan, and Hawaii.-Description:...
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