Sericinus montela

Sericinus montela
Dragon Swallowtail
Sericinus montela. Male at the Great Wall near Beijing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Sericinus
Species: S. montela
Binomial name
Sericinus montela
Gray, 1852

The Dragon Swallowtail, Sericinus montela, is a member of the subfamily Parnassiinae of the Swallowtail (Papilionidae) family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, China and Japan.

Images

  • Male.Museum specimen from China.

  • nominate ssp. Female China

  • nominate ssp.Male China

  • ssp. amurensis Female Amur

  • ssp. amurensis Male Amur

References

  • Ackery, P.R., 1975. A guide to the genera and species of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. Ent. 31: 71-105, plates 1-15.

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