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Clipper Butterflies
''Parthenos'', the clippers, are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References External links Images representing ''Parthenos'' at EOL Images representing ''Parthenos'' at Bold Limenitidinae Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Limenitidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenos Sylvia
''Parthenos sylvia'', the clipper, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in south and southeast Asia, mostly in forested areas. The clipper is a fast-flying butterfly and has a habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal. It may glide between spurts of flapping. Description The various forms or subspecies are closely aligned and greatly resemble one another. Range The species lives in the Western Ghats, Bangladesh, Assam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia (Malay Peninsula, Malaya, Philippines, and New Guinea). Life history Larva. Cylindrical; head and anal segment with short simple spines; segments three to 12 with longer branched spines, reddish brown, those on three and four comparatively very long. Pale green, with yellowish-white lateral stripes one on each side. Pupa. "brown, boat-shaped." (After Davidson & Aitken) Subspecies Listed alphabetically: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |