- Papilio indra
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Indra Swallowtail 
Grand Canyon Swallowtail (Papilio indra kaibabensis) female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Papilionidae Genus: Papilio Species: P. indra Binomial name Papilio indra
Reakirt, 1866The Indra Swallowtail, Short-tailed Black Swallowtail, or Cliff Swallowtail (Papilio indra) is a western North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae.
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Description
The Indra Swallowtail is black swallowtail similar in coloration to the Black Swallowtail and the Short-tailed Swallowtail. It has very short tails and has dark blue crescents on the topside of the hindwing.[1]
Habitat
This butterfly may be found rugged, arid, or mountainous countrysides.[1][2]
Flight
The Indra Swallowtail has one brood and is on the wing in spring in southern or lower altitudes but early summer in northern or higher altitudes.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- P. i. bonnevillensis Whaley, 2000
- P. i. calcicola Emmel & Griffin, 1998
- P. i. fordi Comstock & Martin, 1956
- P. i. indra Reakirt, 1866
- P. i. kaibabensis Bauer, 1955
- P. i. martini T. & J. Emmel, 1966
- P. i. minori Cross, 1936
- P. i. nevadensis T. & J. Emmel, 1971
- P. i. panamintensis Emmel, 1982
- P. i. pergamus H. Edwards, 1874
- P. i. pygmaeus Emmel, Emmel & Griffin,1998
- P. i. shastensis Emmel & Emmel, 1998
Food plants
References
- ^ a b c Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0-618-15312-8
- ^ a b Indra Swallowtail, Butterflies of Canada.
- ^ Papilio, funet.fi
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