Byasa alcinous has a wingspan reaching about 9–10 centimetres (3.5–3.9 in). The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown. The hindwings have long tails and a chain of red spots at the edges. The thorax and the abdomen are mainly black on the upperside and the underside, with several black spots, while the other areas are red.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations.
The larvae feed on Aristolochia species including A. mandshhuriensis, A. debilis and A. manchuriensis.[3] Subspecies has been recorded on A. shimadai, A. liukiuensis, A. kankauensis, A. elegans, A. debilis, A. kaempferii, A. onoei, A. tagala, Cocculus trilobus and Metaplexis chinensis. The species overwinters as a pupa.[2][3]
Byasa alcinous is present in mixed broadleaved forests.
SubspeciesEdit
B. a. alcinous
B. a. confusus (Rothschild, 1895) (Ussuri)
B. a. yakushimana (Esaki & Umeno, 1929) (Japan)
B. a. loochooana (Rothschild, 1896) (Japan)
B. a. miyakoensis (Omoto, 1960) (Japan)
B. a. bradanus (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Japan)
B. a. mansonensis (Fruhstorfer, 1901) (south-central and south-eastern China, Taiwan) [3]
GalleryEdit
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Caterpillar
Chrysalis
ReferencesEdit
^ abHäuser, Christoph L.; de Jong, Rienk; Lamas, Gerardo; Robbins, Robert K.; Smith, Campbell; Vane-Wright, Richard I. (28 July 2005). . Entomological Data Information System. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN978-2-88032-603-6 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External linksEdit
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Global Butterfly Information System Syntype text, images of subspecies alcinous, nana, pacifica and parvummaculatus.
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byasa, alcinous, chinese, windmill, butterfly, family, papilionidae, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, papilionidaegenus, byasaspecies, alcinousbinomial, name, klug, 1836, syno. Byasa alcinous 1 the Chinese windmill is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae Byasa alcinousScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily PapilionidaeGenus ByasaSpecies B alcinousBinomial nameByasa alcinous Klug 1836 1 SynonymsPapilio alcinous Klug 1836 Papilio alcinous Rothschild 1895 Papilio spathatus Butler 1881 Papilio haemotostictus Butler 1881 Papilio Pharmacophagus alcinous m v veris Sheljuzhko Tros alcinous Atrophaneura alcinous 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 Subspecies 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksDescription EditByasa alcinous has a wingspan reaching about 9 10 centimetres 3 5 3 9 in The basic colour of the wings is black or dark brown The hindwings have long tails and a chain of red spots at the edges The thorax and the abdomen are mainly black on the upperside and the underside with several black spots while the other areas are red 3 Adults are on wing from May to August in two generations The larvae feed on Aristolochia species including A mandshhuriensis A debilis and A manchuriensis 3 Subspecies has been recorded on A shimadai A liukiuensis A kankauensis A elegans A debilis A kaempferii A onoei A tagala Cocculus trilobus and Metaplexis chinensis The species overwinters as a pupa 2 3 Distribution EditThis species can be found in the Asian part of the Palaearctic realm and partially in the Indomalayan realm from Bhutan and eastern China to the southern Ussuri region Korea and Japan 3 4 Habitat EditByasa alcinous is present in mixed broadleaved forests Subspecies EditB a alcinous B a confusus Rothschild 1895 Ussuri B a yakushimana Esaki amp Umeno 1929 Japan B a loochooana Rothschild 1896 Japan B a miyakoensis Omoto 1960 Japan B a bradanus Fruhstorfer 1908 Japan B a mansonensis Fruhstorfer 1901 south central and south eastern China Taiwan 3 Gallery Edit Dorsal view Ventral view Caterpillar ChrysalisReferences Edit a b 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 Archived from the original on 9 September 2010 Retrieved 21 June 2013 a b Funet fi a b c d e Butterfly Corner Archived from the original on 2013 04 04 Retrieved 2011 11 26 Russian Insects Collins N Mark Morris Michael G 1985 Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World The IUCN Red Data Book Gland amp Cambridge IUCN ISBN 978 2 88032 603 6 via Biodiversity Heritage Library External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atrophaneura alcinous Wikispecies has information related to Atrophaneura alcinous Global Butterfly Information System Syntype text images of subspecies alcinous nana pacifica and parvummaculatus Panoramio Atrophaneura alcinous This Papilionidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Byasa alcinous amp oldid 1080297108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
