Atrophaneura horishana

Atrophaneura horishana, the aurora swallowtail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Taiwan.[1]

Atrophaneura horishana
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Papilionidae
Genus:
Atrophaneura
Species:
A. horishana
Binomial name
Atrophaneura horishana
(Matsumura, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Papilio horishanus Matsumura, 1910
  • Atrophaneura horishanus
  • Papilio sauteri Hayne, 1913

The wingspan is 110–130 mm. The wings are black. The body has red hairs. There is a large red patch on the underside of each hindwing. The wing veins are bordered in white.[2][3]

Biology

Adults visit flowers. The eggs are yellow and spherical. The larvae have prominent tubercles, a whitish black ground colour and two white bands on the third and fourth abdominal segments. The larvae feed on species of Aristolochia - A. shimadai and A. liukiuensis.[4] It is in general found at 1000–2500 m in elevation and is only abundant in primary forests.

Status

Common, but status should be monitored.[5]

Taxonomy

Has been ranked as a subspecies of Atrophaneura nox.

gollark: Anyone want a FUN password hash?
gollark: Oh, I thought you meant world of warcraft and was *very* confused.
gollark: Mysterious.
gollark: no .
gollark: No, rewrite heavpoot's game.

References
  1. Shirozu, T. (1960). Butterflies of Formosa in Colour. Hoikusha. Osaka, Japan (in Japanese). 483 pp.
  2. ButterflyCorner.net Images from Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
  3. Illustrated Identification Guide to Insects Protected by the CITES and Wildlife Conservation Law of Taiwan, R.O.C
  4. Atrophaneura at Funet
  5. Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.