Papilionidae of
Pakistan
Iphiclides podalirius |
Central and South Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China |
Larva on Prunus
Graphium cloanthus |
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan |
Synonyms: Graphium cloanthus (Rothschild, 1895); Dalchina cloanthus (Moore, 1903); Zetides cloanthus (Evan, 1923); Papilio cloanthus (Fruhstorfer, 1902); Graphium cloanthus (Talbot, 1939)
Graphium doson |
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, China,
Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines,
Indonesia, Pakistan |
Description: Wingspan is 55-70 mm. It is small in size; ground colour well developed. It is not heavily marked with black scaling and its marginal borders are thin. Red centered spots on the fore wings are lacking but there are 2 red spots ringed with black between veins 7 and 8 and veins 4 and 5.(Pt.1C). The female has a carinate pouch. Fore wings with a narrow vitreous margin and the sub marginal spots not well developed. The male is usually with anterior ocelli spots centered with red, while in females both spots are red centered. Sub marginal ring of black spots are reduced to gray scaling in some males. Females are more heavily marked. After fertilization the female has a carinate pouch. About 19 subspecies have been described from the world. It has been reported by Talbot (1939) from Chitral and Kashmir by Collins & Morris (1985) and Mani (1986) from Himalaya, Chitral and Gilgit.
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