This article is about several genera. For the specific species known as red-bodied swallowtail, see Pachliopta polydorus.
Red-bodied swallowtails, or ruby swallowtail (due to the color), are butterflies in the swallowtail family, that belong to the genera Atrophaneura, Byasa, Losaria, or Pachliopta. They are generally found in Asia (Indomalayan realm).
Collectors have found the red-bodied swallowtails difficult to kill. Pinching the thorax, a method which kills most butterflies, is withstood and only stuns the butterfly temporarily.[citation needed]
The larvae resemble those of other Troidini. Fleshy spine-like tubercles, often with red tips, line the caterpillars' backs, and their bodies are dark red to brown and velvety black or shades of grey with a pattern of black lines. They feed on species of Aristolochia and Thottea. Chrysalids are camouflaged to look like a dead leaf or twig. They are attached by a girdle and an anal pad. Adults are nectar feeding.
Species limits may be either narrow (many species - forma and subspecies raised to full or "good" species) or broad (fewer species - rank reduction) see Jürgen Haffer for a discussion.
Genera and speciesedit
Plate from Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World, depicting species now in the genus AtrophaneuraPlate from Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World, depicting species now in the genera Losaria and Pachliopta.Plate from Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World, depicting species now in the genus Pachliopta
^Kitching, Roger Laurence (1999). Biology of Australian Butterflies. Csiro Publishing. p. 131. ISBN978-0-643-05027-3. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
^ abSavela, Markku (16 Feb 2008). "Atrophaneura". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ abcdHäuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). "Papilionidae – revised GloBIS/GART species checklist (2nd draft)". Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Retrieved 21 June 2013..
^Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Atrophaneura schadenbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2379A9436065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2379A9436065.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^Hancook, D.L. (1982). A note on Atrophaneura palu (Martin) 1912. Papilo International. 1(3): 71-73
External linksedit
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Atrophaneura at Butterflycorner.net
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This article is about several genera For the specific species known as red bodied swallowtail see Pachliopta polydorus Red bodied swallowtails or ruby swallowtail due to the color are butterflies in the swallowtail family that belong to the genera Atrophaneura Byasa Losaria or Pachliopta They are generally found in Asia Indomalayan realm red bodied swallowtail Pachliopta hector Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Papilionidae Subfamily Papilioninae Tribe Troidini Genus AtrophaneuraReakirt 1865 ByasaMoore 1882LosariaMoore 1902 PachlioptaReakirt 1865 Species About 46 see text Synonyms Polydorus Swainson 1833 Pangerana Moore 1886 Panosmia Wood Mason amp de Niceville 1886 Tros Kirby 1896 Karanga Moore 1902 Balignina Moore 1902 Collectors have found the red bodied swallowtails difficult to kill Pinching the thorax a method which kills most butterflies is withstood and only stuns the butterfly temporarily citation needed Contents 1 Life history 2 Taxonomy 2 1 Genera and species 3 References 4 External linksLife history editThe larvae resemble those of other Troidini Fleshy spine like tubercles often with red tips line the caterpillars backs and their bodies are dark red to brown and velvety black or shades of grey with a pattern of black lines They feed on species of Aristolochia and Thottea Chrysalids are camouflaged to look like a dead leaf or twig They are attached by a girdle and an anal pad Adults are nectar feeding Many species of red bodied swallowtails show aposematism 1 and serve as models for Batesian mimicry The biology of Pachliopta hector and Pachliopta aristolochiae are well studied nbsp Pachliopta hector egg nbsp Pachliopta aristolochiae larva nbsp Byasa alcinous pupaTaxonomy editSpecies limits may be either narrow many species forma and subspecies raised to full or good species or broad fewer species rank reduction see Jurgen Haffer for a discussion Genera and species edit nbsp Plate from Adalbert Seitz s Macrolepidoptera of the World depicting species now in the genus Atrophaneura nbsp Plate from Seitz s Macrolepidoptera of the World depicting species now in the genera Losaria and Pachliopta nbsp Plate from Seitz s Macrolepidoptera of the World depicting species now in the genus Pachliopta Listed alphabetically within genera 2 genus Atrophaneura Reakirt 1865 2 earlier considered as the nominotypical subgenus of Atrophaneura but now it is a genus without subgenera 3 Atrophaneura aidoneus Doubleday 1845 lesser batwing Atrophaneura dixoni Grose Smith 1900 Atrophaneura horishana Matsumura 1910 aurora swallowtail Atrophaneura kuehni Honrath 1886 Atrophaneura luchti Roepke 1935 Atrophaneura nox Swainson 1822 Malayan batwing Atrophaneura priapus Boisduval 1836 Priapus batwing Atrophaneura semperi C amp R Felder 1861 Atrophaneura schadenbergi Semper 1891 4 Atrophaneura sycorax Grose Smith 1885 Atrophaneura varuna White 1842 common batwing Atrophaneura zaleucus Hewitson 1865 genus Byasa Moore 1882 earlier considered as subgenus Byasa but now raised to genus level 3 Byasa adamsoni Grose Smith 1886 Adamson s rose Byasa alcinous Klug 1836 Chinese windmill Byasa crassipes Oberthur 1893 black windmill Byasa daemonius Alpheraky 1895 Byasa dasarada Moore 1857 great windmill Byasa hedistus Jordan 1928 Byasa impediens Rothschild 1895 Byasa laos Riley amp Godfrey 1921 Byasa latreillei Donovan 1826 rose windmill Byasa mencius C amp R Felder 1862 Byasa nevilli Wood Mason 1882 Nevill s windmill Byasa plutonius Oberthur 1876 Chinese windmill Byasa polla de Niceville 1897 De Niceville s windmill Byasa polyeuctes Doubleday 1842 common windmill Byasa rhadinus Jordan 1928 genus Losaria Moore 1902 earlier considered as subgenus Losaria but now raised to genus level 3 Losaria coon Fabricius 1793 common clubtail Losaria palu Martin 1912 Palu swallowtail has been regarded a subspecies of A coon 5 Losaria rhodifer Butler 1876 Andaman clubtail Losaria neptunus Guerin Meneville 1840 yellow bodied club tail or yellow club tail genus Pachliopta Reakirt 1865 earlier considered as subgenus Pachliopta but now raised to genus level 3 Pachliopta adamas Zinken 1831 Pachliopta aristolochiae Fabricius 1775 common rose Pachliopta antiphus Fabricius 1793 Pachliopta atropos Staudinger 1888 Pachliopta hector Linnaeus 1758 crimson rose Pachliopta jophon Gray 1853 Ceylon rose or Sri Lankan rose Pachliopta kotzebuea Eschscholtz 1821 pink rose Pachliopta leytensis Murayama 1978 Pachliopta liris Godart 1819 Pachliopta mariae Semper 1878 Pachliopta oreon Doherty 1891 Pachliopta pandiyana Moore 1881 Malabar rose Pachliopta phlegon C amp R Felder 1864 Pachliopta polydorus Linnaeus 1763 red bodied swallowtail Pachliopta polyphontes Boisduval 1836 Pachliopta strandi Bryk 1930 References edit Kitching Roger Laurence 1999 Biology of Australian Butterflies Csiro Publishing p 131 ISBN 978 0 643 05027 3 Retrieved 5 July 2013 a b Savela Markku 16 Feb 2008 Atrophaneura Lepidoptera and some other life forms nic funet fi Retrieved 21 June 2013 a b c d Hauser Christoph L de Jong Rienk Lamas Gerardo Robbins Robert K Smith Campbell Vane Wright Richard I 28 July 2005 Papilionidae revised GloBIS GART species checklist 2nd draft Entomological Data Information System Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde Stuttgart Germany Retrieved 21 June 2013 Gimenez Dixon M 1996 Atrophaneura schadenbergi IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996 e T2379A9436065 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 1996 RLTS T2379A9436065 en Retrieved 10 January 2018 Hancook D L 1982 A note on Atrophaneura palu Martin 1912 Papilo International 1 3 71 73External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atrophaneura nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Pachliopta Flickr Correctly identified tagged photos Atrophaneura at Butterflycorner net Pteron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red bodied swallowtail amp oldid 1220432610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
