Papilio Hoppo
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''Papilio hoppo'' is a
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Description

The imago has a wingspan of between 75 and 85 mm On the obverse, the wings are black and dotted with green scales. The forewings have a faint green band, the hindwings are extended by tails and bear blue macules, pink lunulae and pink ocelli in the anal part. On the reverse side the wings are dark grey, the forewings are partly light grey while the hindwings have two rows of pink lunulae. The body is black and sprinkled with green scales on top.


Biology

The larvae feed on ''
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Taxonomy

It is a member of the species group ''
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References


Other sources

*Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach, 1998 ''Schmetterlinge der Erde'', Butterflies of the world Part I (1), Papilionidae Papilionidae I: ''Papilio'', Subgenus ''Achillides'', ''Bhutanitis'', ''Teinopalpus''. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach. Keltern : Goecke & Evers; Canterbury : Hillside Books plate 3, figure 4


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Images from Insecta pro Papilio, hoppo Butterflies of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Butterflies described in 1907 Taxa named by Shōnen Matsumura {{Papilionidae-stub