Losaria neptunus

Losaria neptunus, the yellow-bodied club-tail or yellow club-tail, is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Sumatra, south Burma, north Borneo and the Philippines[1]

Losaria neptunus
L. n. doris
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Losaria
Species:
L. neptunus
Binomial name
Losaria neptunus
Synonyms
  • Papilio neptunus Guérin-Méneville, 1840
  • Atrophaneura neptunus Rothschild, 1895
  • Parides neptunus
  • Balignina neptunus Page & Treadaway, 2003
  • Papilio thetys Guenée, 1878
  • Papilio thetys Guenée, 1878
  • Papilio neptunus var. fehri Honrath, 1892
  • Papilio neptunus fehri Rothschild, 1895
  • Pachliopta neptunus dacasini Schröder, 1976
  • Balignina neptunus dacasini Page & Treadaway, 2003
  • Balignina neptunus matbai Page & Treadaway, 2003

The wingspan is 100–120 mm (3.9–4.7 in). The wings are dark brown or black. The lower half of the abdomen is yellow. It has white markings on the forewings and a red patch on each hindwing.[2]

The larvae feed on Thottea and Aristolochia species.

Subspecies

  • L. n. neptunus (southern Burma to Peninsular Malaya, Langkawi)
  • L. n. fehri (Honrath, 1892) (Nias)
  • L. n. sumatra Hagen (northern Sumatra)
  • L. n. padanganus Rothschild (western and southern Sumatra)
  • L. n. doris Rothschild (northern Borneo)
  • L. n. dacasini (Schröder, 1976) (Philippines: Palawan)
  • L. n. matbai Schröder & Treadaway, 1990 (Philippines: Tawitawi)
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