- Atrophaneura plutonius
Taxobox
name = Chinese Windmill
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Papilionidae
genus = "Atrophaneura "
subgenus = "Atrophaneura "
species = "A. plutonius"
binomial = "Atrophaneura plutonius"
binomial_authority = Oberthür, 1907Chinese Windmill "Atrophaneura plutonius" 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.The two subspecies in the Indian sub-continent have the distinct common names of Pemberton's Windmill and Tytler's Windmill.
Range
South-western
China ,Bhutan ,Nepal and North EastIndia .In India, it is found in
Sikkim ,Assam ,Manipur ,Nagaland andMizoram .tatus
A rare species of high elevations, two subspecies are protected in India -
* "A. p. pembertoni", Pemberton's Chinese Windmill .
* "A. p. tytleri", Tytler's Chinese Windmill.These names may be contracted to Pemberton's Windmill and Tytler's Windmill.
Taxonomy
It has three subspecies.
Description
* Wingspan : 100 - 120mm.
* Tail black in both sexes.
* Male - Above, brownish black and unmarked except for a row of markings.::Pemberton's Windmill (Sikkim-Bhutan) - This row from veins 2 to 6 on the upper hindwing consists of whitish marginal spots.:: Tytler's Windmill (Manipur, Naga and Chin hills) - This row consists of prominent black marginal spots on the upper hindwing and small red spot in vein 2.
* Female - Above, paler. The female has traces of red lunules on the margins from veins 3 to 6 on the upper hindwing.References
* Collins, N.M. & Morris, M.G. (1985) Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World. IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6
* Evans, W.H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India
* Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
* Wynter-Blyth, M.A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.ee also
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Lepidoptera
*Butterflies
*Papilionidae
*List of butterflies of India
*List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae) External links
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